Comparison of duplex ultrasound with digital subtraction angiography in the assessment of infra-inguinal autologous vein bypass grafts

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 966-969

  Griffin, Nick M R ^a   Wright, Isabel A ^a   Buckenham, Tim M ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood vessel prosthesis; Comparative study; Complications; Digital subtraction angiography; Duplex ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; GRAFT OCCLUSION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STENOSIS; VEIN BYPASS;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMORAL ARTERY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VEINS;

EID: 33750081416     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03912.x     Document Type: Article

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