Intercostal artery aneurysms complicating thoracic aortic coarctation: Diagnosis with magnetic resonance angiography

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-82

  Salanitri, G C ^a,b  

^a EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarctation; Intercostal artery aneurysm; MRA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; AORTA COARCTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL ARTERY ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC COARCTATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33846177578     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2006.01665.x     Document Type: Article

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