CT and MR imaging of the thoracic aorta: Current techniques and clinical applications

Radiologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 565-585

  Tatli, Servet ^a   Yucel, E Kent ^a   Lipton, Martin J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTA INJURY; AORTA VALVE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORACIC AORTA;

ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2942582470     PISSN: 00338389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2004.03.005     Document Type: Review

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