Imaging of endoleaks after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) with contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). A pictorial comparison with CTA

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-168

  Clevert, D A ^a   Minaifar, N ^a   Kopp, R ^a   Stickel, M ^a   Meimarakis, G ^a   Sommer, W ^a   Reiser, M ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA); Computed tomography angiography (CTA); Contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS); Endoleak; Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)

Indexed keywords

IOPAMIDOL; SONOVUE; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA GRAFT; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; STENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRASOUND; ANGIOGRAPHY; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 67649401026     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2009-1160     Document Type: Article

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