Traumatic lumbar artery arteriovenous fistula: Preclinically detected by 16-multidetector-row computed tomography and post-processing techniques

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 401-404

  Chou, C P ^a   Pan, H B ^b   Wu, T H ^b   Huang, F D ^b   Wu, M T ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CT; Fistula; IVC; Lumbar artery; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ABDOMINAL WOUND; POST-PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; TRANSVERSE IMAGES; VENA CAVA;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IOPAMIDOL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INJURY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MESENTERY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; STAB WOUND; STOMACH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; ARTERIES; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; IOPAMIDOL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MESENTERY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; STOMACH; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 34247333780     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850701199926     Document Type: Article

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