MR Imaging of the Thoracic Aorta

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-234

  Lohan, Derek G ^a   Krishnam, Mayil ^a   Saleh, Roya ^a   Tomasian, Anderanik ^a   Finn, J Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Aortitis; Aortography; Dissection; Imaging; MR

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA DISSECTING ANEURYSM; AORTA ROOT; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTITIS; ATHEROMA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORONARY STENT; HEART VALVE STENOSIS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INJURY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDIASTINUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; STEADY STATE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THORACIC AORTA; ADULT; AORTA DISEASE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 43249101443     PISSN: 10649689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2008.02.016     Document Type: Review

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