European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 53-58 , January 2006

Gadolinium-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Colour Duplex and Digital Subtraction Angiography of the Lower Limb Arteries from the Aorta to the Tibio-peroneal Trunk in Patients with Intermittent Claudication

  • E. Gjønnæss

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Eyvind Gjønnæss, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Trondheimsveien 235, 0407 Oslo, Norway.
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  • B. Morken

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Diagnosis and Research, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • G. Sandbæk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • E. Stranden

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Diagnosis and Research, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • C.-E. Slagsvold

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Diagnosis and Research, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • J.J. Jørgensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • M. Nylænde

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • M. Abdelnoor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • R. Dullerud

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

,Accepted 12 September 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.09.009

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 53-58 , January 2006

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