Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 169-175 , January 2004

Preoperative high-frequency duplex scanning of potential pedal target vessels

  • W.J Hofmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Salzburg, Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Wolfgang J. Hofmann, MD, Landesklinik für Gefässchirurgie, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
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  • J Walter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Salzburg, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • A Ugurluoglu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Salzburg, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • M Czerny, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Hospital Vienna, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • R Forstner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St John's Hospital, Salzburg, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • H Magometschnigg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Salzburg, Vienna, Austria

Received 28 February 2003 ,Accepted 23 June 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)01044-9

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 169-175 , January 2004

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