Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 60-65 , January 2009

Duplex ultrasound in aneurysm surveillance following endovascular aneurysm repair: a comparison with computed tomography aortography

Presented at the Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego Calif, June 5-8, 2008.

Received 26 May 2008 ,Accepted 26 July 2008.

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PII: S0741-5214(08)01286-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.07.079

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 60-65 , January 2009

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