Can surgeons assess CT suitability for endovascular repair (EVAR) in ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm? Implications for a ruptured EVAR trial

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 865-869

  Rayt, Harjeet ^a   Lambert, Kelly ^a   Bown, Matthew ^a   Fishwick, Guy ^b   Morgan, Robert ^c   McCarthy, Mark ^a   London, Nick ^a   Sayers, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Aortic aneurysm; Assessment; CT scan; Endovascular repair; Ruptured

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SURGEON;

ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; ANGIOPLASTY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBABILITY; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 51649116636     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-008-9338-0     Document Type: Article

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