The use of 3D epiaortic scanning to enhance evaluation of atherosclerotic plaque in the ascending aorta: A case series

Heart Surgery Forum

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 486-488

  Bainbridge, Daniel T ^a   Murkin, John M ^a   Menkis, Alan ^a   Kiaii, Bob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA; AORTA DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA; AORTIC DISEASES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 12744260115     PISSN: 10983511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.20041130     Document Type: Article

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