The role of diameter versus volume as the best prognostic measurement of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 258-265

  Kitagawa, Atsushi ^a   Mastracci, Tara M ^a   Von Allmen, Regula ^b,c   Powell, Janet T ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTERY DIAMETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 84879366528     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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