European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 340-347 , September 2010

Virtual Angioscopy and 3D Navigation: A New Technique for Analysis of the Aortic Arch after Vascular Surgery

  • N. Louis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Hopital Henri-Mondor, APHP, Faculte de Medecine Paris XII, 51 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre-de Tassigny, 94010 Creteil Cedex, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 1 49 81 21 11; fax: +33 1 49 81 24 35.
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  • E. Bruguiere

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hopital Henri-Mondor, APHP, Faculte de Medecine Paris XII, Creteil, France
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  • H. Kobeiter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Hopital Henri-Mondor, APHP, Faculte de Medecine Paris XII, Creteil, France
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  • P. Desgranges

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Hopital Henri-Mondor, APHP, Faculte de Medecine Paris XII, 51 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre-de Tassigny, 94010 Creteil Cedex, France
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  • E. Allaire

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Hopital Henri-Mondor, APHP, Faculte de Medecine Paris XII, 51 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre-de Tassigny, 94010 Creteil Cedex, France
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  • M. Kirsch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hopital Henri-Mondor, APHP, Faculte de Medecine Paris XII, Creteil, France
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  • J.P. Becquemin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Hopital Henri-Mondor, APHP, Faculte de Medecine Paris XII, 51 avenue du Maréchal de Lattre-de Tassigny, 94010 Creteil Cedex, France

Received 28 November 2009 ,Accepted 27 May 2010.

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PII: S1078-5884(10)00344-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.05.019

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 40, Issue 3 , Pages 340-347 , September 2010

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