Prospective comparative analysis of colour-doppler ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance in detecting endoleak after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 186-192

  Cantisani, V ^a   Ricci, P ^a   Grazhdani, H ^a   Napoli, A ^a   Fanelli, F ^a   Catalano, C ^a   Galati, G ^b   D'Andrea, V ^b   Biancari, F ^a   Passariello, R ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Computed tomography; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Endoleak; Endovascular; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 79651470001     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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