Aneurysm sac pressure measurement with minimally invasive implantable pressure sensors: An alternative to current surveillance regimes after EVAR?

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 460-467

  Springer, Fabian ^a   Günther, Rolf W ^b   Schmitz Rode, Thomas ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Endovascular repair; Pressure sensor; Surveillance regime

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; IMPLANTATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSOR; TELEMETRY;

ANGIOPLASTY; ANIMALS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SWINE; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE;

EID: 43249122720     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-007-9245-9     Document Type: Review

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