Ultrasound measurement of aortic diameter in a national screening programme

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-199

  Hartshorne, T C ^a   McCollum, C N ^b   Earnshaw, J J ^c   Morris, J ^b   Nasim, A ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Screening; Surveillance; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; ULTRASOUND;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79960942002     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.02.030     Document Type: Article

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