Computed tomography versus color duplex ultrasound for surveillance of abdominal aortic stent-grafts

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 568-573

  AbuRahma, Ali F ^a   Welch, Christine A ^a   Mullins, Bandy B ^a   Dyer, Benjamin ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aneurysm diameter; Computed tomography; Duplex ultrasound; Endoleak; Endovascular repair; Stent graft

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABDOMINAL AORTA STENT GRAFT; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SAC DIAMETER; AORTA GRAFT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLAND ALTMAN ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR DUPLEX ULTRASOUND; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOLEAK TYPE I; ENDOLEAK TYPE II; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STENT; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 26944486193     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/05-1575MR.1     Document Type: Article

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