Cumulative radiation exposure during thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair and subsequent follow-up

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 254-260

  Zoli, Stefano ^a   Trabattoni, Piero ^a   Dainese, Luca ^a   Annoni, Andrea ^a   Saccu, Claudio ^a   Fumagalli, Miriam ^a   Spirito, Rita ^a   Biglioli, Paolo ^a  

^a CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Radiation exposure; Radiation induced cancer; Recurrent CT scan; TEVAR

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869491714     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezr301     Document Type: Article

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