Non-invasive imaging of vein grafts with multislice computed tomography

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-110

  Feuchtner, Gudrun M ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery; Multislice computed tomography

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIATION DOSE; STENOSIS; VEIN GRAFT DISEASE;

EID: 34249112201     PISSN: 16821769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-007-0321-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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