Vascular rings: A practical approach to imaging diagnosis

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 961-979

  Hernanz Schulman, Marta ^a  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Respiratory compromise; Vascular ring

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CHILD; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEEDING DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; LIGAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SYMPTOM;

AORTA, THORACIC; CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; HUMANS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; TRACHEAL STENOSIS;

EID: 26044477792     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-005-1529-0     Document Type: Article

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