MRI-based determination of reference values of thoracic aortic wall thickness in a general population

European Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2038-2044

  Mensel, Birger ^a   Quadrat, Alexander ^a   Schneider, Tobias ^a   Kühn, Jens Peter ^a   Dörr, Marcus ^a,c   Völzke, Henry ^a,c   Lieb, Wolfgang ^b   Hegenscheid, Katrin ^a   Lorbeer, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c DZHK GERMAN CENTRE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic wall thickness; Magnetic resonance imaging; Population; Reference values; Thoracic aorta

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; AORTIC DISEASES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA; AORTIC DISEASES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905920245     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-014-3188-8     Document Type: Article

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