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Prospective, single UK centre, comparative study of the predictive values of contrast-enhanced ultrasound compared to time-resolved CT angiography in the detection and characterisation of endoleaks in high-risk patients undergoing endovascular aneurysm repair surveillance: a protocol

INTRODUCTION: Diagnosis of endoleaks is imperative to prevent failure of endovascular aneurysm repairs (EVARs). The gold standard for diagnosis of endoleaks is catheter-directed subtraction angiography, which is not a practicable choice for surveillance. CT angiography (CTA) is the historical survei...

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Autores principales: Roy, Iain Nicholas, Chan, Tze Yuan, Czanner, Gabriela, Wallace, Steve, Vallabhaneni, Srinivasa Rao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5892749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29615450
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020835