Non-contrast computed tomography is comparable to contrast-enhanced computed tomography for aortic volume analysis after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 460-466

  Nambi, P ^a   Sengupta, R ^b   Krajcer, Z ^a   Muthupillai, R ^a,b   Strickman, N ^a   Cheong, B Y C ^a,b  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac imaging; Endografts; Endoleak; Endovascular techniques; Renal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

IOVERSOL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA BIFURCATION; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NON CONTRAST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGISTRIES; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953064838     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.11.027     Document Type: Article

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