Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 292-300 , August 2010

Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Imaging of the Aorta After Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

  • Shaked Laks, MD
    • ,
  • Michael Macari, MD
    • ,
  • Hersh Chandarana, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Hersh Chandarana, MD, Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, HW 202, New York, NY 10016

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doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2010.05.003

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 292-300 , August 2010

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