Contrast ultrasound imaging: The best method to detect type II endoleak during endovascular aneurysm repair follow-up

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 359-362

  Giannoni, Maria Fabrizia ^a   Fanelli, Fabrizio ^a   Citone, Michele ^a   Acconcia, Maria Cristina ^a   Speziale, Francesco ^a   Gossetti, Bruno ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cadence contrast pulse sequencing ultrasonography; Endoleak; Endovascular aneurysm repair; Triphasic CT scan

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGED; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENT; VASCULAR PATENCY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STENTS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249800082     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.137265     Document Type: Conference Paper

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