Evolution of healthy thoracic aortic segment diameter during follow-up of patients with aortic aneurysm or dissection: A magnetic resonance imaging study

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-146

  Benachenhou, K ^a   Azarnouch, K ^a   Filaire, M ^a   Ravel, A ^a   Boyer, L ^a   Garcier, J M ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Aorta, anatomy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Thoracic aorta, descending

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA GRAFT; AORTA PROSTHESIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOLEAK; ENDOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC VALVE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY;

EID: 20444471579     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-004-0291-6     Document Type: Article

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