Contrast-enhanced sonography for diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 423-427

  Catalano, Orlando ^a   Lobianco, Roberto ^a   Cusati, Bianca ^a   Siani, Alfredo ^a  

^a S Maria delle Grazie Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

EID: 15944412553     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.184.2.01840423     Document Type: Article

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