Endovascular thoracic aortic aneurysm repair: Evaluating the utility of intravascular ultrasound measurements

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-72

  Fernandez, Joss D ^a   Donovan, Sean ^a   Garrett Jr , H Edward ^a   Burgar, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm model; Computed tomography; Intravascular ultrasound; Measurement accuracy; Thoracic aorta; Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; AORTA ARCH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THORACIC ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR;

AGED; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 39149125801     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/07-2215.1     Document Type: Review

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