Infected (Mycotic) aneurysms: Spectrum of imaging appearances and management

Radiographics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1853-1868

  Lee, Wai Kit ^a   Mossop, Peter J ^a   Little, Andrew F ^a   Fitt, Gregory J ^a   Vrazas, John I ^a   Hoang, Jenny K ^a   Hennessy, Oliver F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 58149385847     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.287085054     Document Type: Article

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