A positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) evaluation of asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms: Another point of view

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 491-499

  Palombo, Domenico ^a   Morbelli, Silvia ^a   Spinella, Giovanni ^a   Pane, Bianca ^a   Marini, Cecilia ^a   Rousas, Nikolaos ^a   Massollo, Michela ^a   Cittadini, Giuseppe ^a   Camellino, Dario ^b   Sambuceti, Gianmario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; SKULL BASE;

EID: 84860238539     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: 16155947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.05.038     Document Type: Article

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