Imaging of thoracic aortic disease

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 84, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 3, 2011, Pages

  Holloway, B J ^a   Rosewarne, D ^b   Jones, R G ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACUTE AORTIC SYNDROME; AORTA COARCTATION; AORTA DISEASE; AORTA DISSECTION; AORTOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIATION DOSE; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AORTA ANEURYSM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC COARCTATION; AORTIC DISEASES; AORTOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84865610087     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/30655825     Document Type: Article

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