Estimating risk associated with radiation exposure during follow-up after endovascular aortic repair (EVAR)

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-104

  White, H A ^a   MacDonald, S ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Aortic aneurysm abdominal; Computed tomography; Radiation

Indexed keywords

AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950666880     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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