Assessment of thoracic aortic conformational changes by four-dimensional computed tomography angiography in patients with chronic aortic dissection type b

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 245-253

  Weber, Tim F ^a,b   Ganten, Maria Katharina ^a   Böckler, Dittmar ^b   Geisbüsch, Philipp ^b   Kopp Schneider, Annette ^a   Kauczor, Hans Ulrich ^b   Tengg Kobligk, Hendrik ^c  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic dissection; Computed tomography angiography; Endograft sizing; Endovascular aortic repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC AORTA DISSECTION TYPE B; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOUR DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GUIDED IMAGERY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACIC AORTA;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTOGRAPHY; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 59249089300     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-1103-x     Document Type: Article

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