CT and MR imaging of the aortic valve: Radiologic-pathologic correlation

Radiographics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1399-1420

  Bennett, Christopher J ^a   Maleszewski, Joseph J ^b   Araoz, Philip A ^a  

^a Department of Radiology ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866279420     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.325115727     Document Type: Article

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