Development of endovascular stent-grafts

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 221, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 547-560

  Hinchliffe, Rob J ^a   Hopkinson, B R ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aneurysm repair; Endovascular aneurysm repair; Stent graft

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; DURABILITY; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; REPAIR; STENTS; SURGERY;

ANEURYSM EXCLUSION; ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC STENT-GRAFT;

GRAFTS;

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ENDOVASCULAR; ENDOVASCULAR STENT; ENDOVASCULAR STENT-GRAFT; MEDICAL ENGINEERING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STENT GRAFTS;

ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; FORECASTING; HUMAN; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; STENT;

ANEURYSM; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS;

EID: 35148898201     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM169     Document Type: Review

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