CT Angiography of the Superior Vena Cava: Normative Values and Implications for Central Venous Catheter Position

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1106-1110

  Mahlon, Michael A ^a   Yoon, Hyo Chun ^b  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 34548270980     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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