The role of aortic wall CT attenuation measurements for the diagnosisof acute aortic syndromes

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2392-2398

  Knollmann, Friedrich D ^a,b   Lacomis, Joan M ^a,b   Ocak, Iclal ^a,b   Gleason, Thomas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aorta; Computed tomography; Hematoma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE AORTIC SYNDROME; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION;

AORTA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEMATOMA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890805780     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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