Validity of the sonographic measurement of the diameters of the ascending aorta in rats

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-30

  Radu, C N ^a   Michineau, S ^a   Hidalgo, A ^a,b   Blanc, R ^a,c   Gervais, M ^a   Loisance, D Y ^c   Allaire, E ^a,c   Kirsch, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AORTA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEWIS RAT; MALE; MICROSCOPY; RAT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

ANIMALS; AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77149178417     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109095     Document Type: Article

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