Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 488-495 , July 2006

Correlation between the Measurement of Transverse Diameter in the Proximal Neck on Computed Tomography and on Aortography before Endovascular Treatment of Infrarenal Aortic Aneurysm

  • Milagros Martí de Gracia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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  • Beatriz Rodríguez-Vigil, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Beatriz Rodríguez-Vigil, MD, Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 251, Madrid, 28046, Spain
    • ,
  • Gonzalo Garzón-Möll, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Alberto Bravo-Soberón, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Carlos Sánchez-Almaraz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
    • ,
  • Rodolfo Alvarez-Sala-Walther, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pneumology, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain

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PII: S0890-5096(06)61467-2

doi: 10.1007/s10016-006-9077-0

Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 488-495 , July 2006

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