Duplex ultrasound imaging alone is sufficient for midterm endovascular aneurysm repair surveillance: A cost analysis study and prospective comparison with computed tomography scan

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1019-1024

  Beeman, Brian R ^a   Doctor, Lynne M ^a   Doerr, Kevin ^a   McAfee Bennett, Sandy ^a   Dougherty, Matthew J ^a   Calligaro, Keith D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; GRAFT OCCLUSION; GRAFT PATENCY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REIMBURSEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REGISTRIES; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 70350573366     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.06.019     Document Type: Article

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