In-vivo imaging of changes in abdominal aortic aneurysm thrombus volume during the cardiac cycle

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 314-319

  Truijers, Maarten ^a   Fillinger, Mark F ^a   Renema, Klaasjan W ^b   Marra, Steven P ^c   Oostveen, Luuk J ^b   Kurvers, Harrie A J M ^a   Schultzekool, Leo J ^b   Blankensteijn, Jan D ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c M2S Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Biomechanics; Computed tomography; Dynamic cta; Rupture risk; Thrombus compressibility

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLE;

AGED; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT STUDIES; ELASTICITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68549097927     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/08-2625.1     Document Type: Article

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