Reproducibility of ECG-gated ultrasound diameter assessment of small abdominal aortic aneurysms

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 235-240

  Bredahl, K ^a   Eldrup, N ^b   Meyer, C ^c   Eiberg, J E ^a   Sillesen, H ^a  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Cardoz   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Aortic aneurysm; Electrocardiogram; Imaging; Observer variation; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; AORTA INTIMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; READING; RECORDING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYSTOLE;

AORTA; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; DIASTOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84874526536     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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