Low-dose multidetector-row CT-angiography of abdominal aortic aneurysm after endovascular repair

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  Iezzi, R ^a,b   Cotroneo, A R ^b   Giammarino, A ^b   Spigonardo, F ^b   Storto, M L ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal aorta; CT angiography; Endovascular treatment; EVAR; Low dose

Indexed keywords

IOMEPROL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOPAMIDOL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79958765730     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.11.016     Document Type: Article

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