Elastase-induced aneurysms in rabbits: Effect of postconstruction geometry on final size

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1129-1131

  Onizuka, M ^a   Miskolczi, L ^b   Gounis, M J ^d   Seong, J ^c   Lieber, B B ^b   Wakhloo, Ajay K ^d  

^a Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; PANCREATIC ELASTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BALLOON OCCLUSION; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MATHEMATICS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MATHEMATICS; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; RABBITS;

EID: 33750596329     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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