Reliability of semiautomatic centerline analysis versus manual aortic measurement techniques for TEVAR among Non-experts

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 324-331

  Rengier, F ^a,b   Weber, T F ^a,b   Partovi, S ^a   Muller Eschner M ^a,b   Bockler D ^a   Kauczor, H U ^a   Von Tengg Kobligk, H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Computer assisted image analysis; Endovascular; Thoracic aorta; Three dimensional imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANUAL AXIAL SLICE; MANUAL MULTIPLANAR REFORMATION; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMIAUTOMATIC CENTERLINE ANALYSIS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80051670270     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.04.019     Document Type: Article

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