Newly developed ulcer-like projection (ULP) in aortic intramural haematoma on follow-up CT: is it different from the ULP seen on the initial CT?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-206

  Jang, Y M ^a   Seo, J B ^a   Lee, Y K ^b   Chae, E J ^a   Park, S H ^c   Kang, J W ^a   Lim, T H ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; AORTIC INTRAMURAL HEMATOMA; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCER LIKE PROJECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37849016276     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.07.020     Document Type: Article

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