Azygos arch valves at computed tomography angiography and pitfalls related to its variety in appearance and function

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 721-724

  Steinke, Karin ^a   Moghaddam, Arash ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Azygos arch valve; Azygos vein; Contrast enhanced computed tomography; CT angiography; Venous reflux

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

AZYGOS ARCH VALVE; AZYGOS VEIN; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MATERIAL; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; CT ANGIOGRAPHY; HIGH RATE; INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONS; VENOI REFLUX;

ARCHES;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 70349738100     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31819679ae     Document Type: Article

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