Compression of the Left Common Iliac Vein in Asymptomatic Subjects and Patients with Left Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 366-370

  Oguzkurt, Levent ^a   Ozkan, Ugur ^a   Ulusan, Serife ^a   Koc, Zafer ^a   Tercan, Fahri ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; ILIAC VEIN; ILIAC VEIN COMPRESSION SYNDROME; LEG VEIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VEIN DISEASE; VENOCONSTRICTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIAC ARTERY; ILIAC VEIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 39649104342     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.09.007     Document Type: Article

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