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Aortic Wall Inflammation Predicts Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Expansion, Rupture, and Need for Surgical Repair

BACKGROUND: Ultrasmall superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide (USPIO) detect cellular inflammation on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm, we assessed whether USPIO-enhanced MRI can predict aneurysm growth rates and clinical outcomes. METHODS: In a prospec...

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Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5571881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28720724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028433