Detection of dural ectasia in diagnosis of Marfan's syndrome

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 364-370

  Jonszta, Tomas ^a   Prochazka, V ^a   Czerny, D ^a   Vavrova, M ^a   Chmelova, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Dural ectasia; Marfan's syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DURAL ECTASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MYELOGRAPHY; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL; WHOLE BODY CT; AORTA; AORTOGRAPHY; BACK; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DURA MATER; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AORTA; AORTOGRAPHY; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DURA MATER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CANAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949100025     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526.37.4.364     Document Type: Article

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