Three-Dimensional Imaging Core Laboratory of the Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Trials: Validation of Methodology

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 724-731

  Wyss, T R ^a   Dick, F ^a   England, A ^a   Brown, L C ^a   Rodway, A D ^a   Greenhalgh, R M ^a  

^a CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Computed tomography; Core laboratory validation; Endoluminal repair; Endovascular aneurysm repair trials; Observer variability

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORE LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTOGRAPHY; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71649111814     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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