Multidetector-row computed tomography angiography in abdominal aortic aneurysm treated with endovascular repair: Evaluation of optimal timing of delayed phase imaging for the detection of low-flow endoleaks

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 609-615

  Iezzi, Roberto ^a   Cotroneo, Antonio Raffaele ^a   Filippone, Antonella ^a   Santoro, Marco ^a   Basilico, Raffaella ^a   Storto, Maria Luigia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Aortic; Computed tomography; CT; Grafts; Interventional procedures; Late phase imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT TREATMENT; REPAIR; TIMING CIRCUITS;

ANEURYSM; AORTA; AORTIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOLEAKS; INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES; LATE PHASE IMAGING; LOW FLOW; PHASE IMAGING;

BLOOD VESSELS;

IOMEPROL; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IOPAMIDOL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STENT; TIME; ABDOMINAL AORTA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 49949085905     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31814b271d     Document Type: Article

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