Contrast-enhanced ultrasound compared with multislice computed tomography for endovascular aneurysm repair surveillance

Ultrasound

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-19

  Clevert, D A ^a   Sommer, W H ^a   Meimarakis, G ^a   Kopp, R ^b   Weidenhagen, R ^a   Reiser, M ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Harlaching   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Endovascular aneurysm repair; Multislice computed tomography angiography

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053206468     PISSN: 1742271X     EISSN: 17431344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ult.2010.010043     Document Type: Review

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