Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 2-15 , March 2005

Endovascular Repair of Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Pre- and Postprocedural Imaging

  • Jeffrey C. Hellinger, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Jeffrey C. Hellinger, MD, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305

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PII: S1089-2516(05)00041-7

doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2005.05.001

Techniques in Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 2-15 , March 2005

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