Radiation exposure during endovascular aneurysm repair

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 699-702

  Weerakkody, R A ^a   Walsh, S R ^a   Cousins, C ^a   Goldstone, K E ^a   Tang, T Y ^a   Gaunt, M E ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN DEFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN; STENT;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; SKIN; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 44249126485     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6229     Document Type: Conference Paper

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