Intra- and interobserver variability of aortic aneurysm volume measurement with fast CTA postprocessing software

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 504-510

  van Prehn, Joffrey ^a   van der Wal, Martijn B A ^a   Vincken, Koen ^b   Bartels, Lambertus W ^b   Moll, Frans L ^a   van Herwaarden, Joost A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aneurysm sac volume; Computed tomographic angiography; Endovascular aneurysm repair; Observer variability; Volumetry

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 56349165708     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/08-2478.1     Document Type: Article

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