The cardiac cycle is a major contributor to variability in size measurements of abdominal aortic aneurysms by ultrasound

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-33

  Grondal N ^a   Bramsen, M B ^a   Thomsen, M D ^a   Rasmussen, C B ^a   Lindholt, J S ^a  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Diagnosis; Interobserver; Screening; Surveillance; Ultrasonography; Variability

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIASTOLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SYSTOLE; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DENMARK; DIASTOLE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYSTOLE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 83655201292     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.09.025     Document Type: Article

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