Detection and Characterization of Endoleaks Following Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms using Contrast Harmonic Imaging (CHI) with Quantitative Perfusion Analysis (TIC) Compared to CT Angiography (CTA)

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 564-570

  Jung, E M ^a   Rennert, J ^a   Fellner, C ^a   Uller, W ^a   Jung, W ^b   Schreyer, A ^a   Heiss, P ^a   Hoffstetter, P ^a   Feuerbach, S ^a   Kasparzk, P ^a   Zorger, N ^a   Pfister, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

aneurysm; aorta; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

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

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 78649338281     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1109811     Document Type: Article

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