Radiological review of intercostal artery: Anatomical considerations when performing procedures via intercostal space

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 302-306

  Choi, S ^a   Trieu, J ^a   Ridley, L ^a  

^a Department of Geriatric Medicine   (Australia)

Author keywords

anatomy; intercostal artery; intercostal space

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERCOSTAL ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; THORAX; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77955802231     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2010.02175.x     Document Type: Article

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