Expansion rate of nonaneurysmatic abdominal aorta: Over 10 years of follow-up CT studies

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-22

  Mizowaki, Takashi ^a   Sueyoshi, Eijun ^a   Sakamoto, Ichiro ^a   Uetani, Masataka ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominal aorta; Aging; Aneurysm; CT; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); GROWTH RATE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; AGING; ANEURYSM; CT; RISK FACTOR;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 57449121804     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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