Internal thoracic arterial grafts evaluation by multislice CT scan: A preliminary study

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 475-480

  Demaria, R G ^a   Piciche M ^a   Vernhet, H ^a   Battistella, P ^a   Rouviere P ^a   Frapier, J M ^a   Albat, B ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY STENOSIS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAMMARY ARTERIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 9744273883     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0886-0440.2004.04102.x     Document Type: Article

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