Two-dimensional versus three-dimensional CT angiography in analysis of anatomical suitability for stentgraft repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 317-323

  Pitoulias, Georgios A ^a   Donas, Konstantinos P ^b   Schulte, Stefan ^c   Aslanidou, Eleni A ^a   Papadimitriou, Dimitrios K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Department of Vascular Surgery   (Germany)

^c Mediapark Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneurysms; Aorta; Computer applications 3D; CT angiography; Stents; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSMS; AORTA; CT ANGIOGRAPHY; STENTS; VASCULAR;

ANGIOGRAPHY; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; MEASUREMENTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960967703     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2010.100229     Document Type: Article

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