Contrast-enhanced ultrasound versus computed tomographic angiography for surveillance of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 638-643

  Ten Bosch, Jan A ^a   Rouwet, Ellen V ^b   Peters, Cecile T H ^a   Jansen, Linda ^a   Verhagen, Hence J M ^b   Prins, Martin H ^c   Teijink, Joep A W ^d  

^a Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IOBITRIDOL; CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77956632925     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: 15357732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2010.01.032     Document Type: Article

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