Comparison of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and computed tomography in classifying endoleaks after endovascular treatment of abdominal aorta aneurysms: Preliminary experience

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 969-974

  Carrafiello, Gianpaolo ^a   Laganà, Domenico ^a   Recaldini, Chiara ^a   Mangini, Monica ^a   Bertolotti, Elena ^a   Caronno, Roberto ^a   Tozzi, Matteo ^a   Piffaretti, Gabriele ^a   Annibale Genovese, Eugenio ^a   Fugazzola, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Contrast enhanced ultrasonography; Endoleak; EVAR

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SONUVUE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOLEAK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33750515636     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-005-0267-x     Document Type: Article

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