Seminars in Vascular Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 145-149 , September 2006

Intravascular Ultrasound Use in the Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Dissections, Aneurysms, and Transections

  • Tae K. Song, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.
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  • Carlos E. Donayre, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.
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  • George E. Kopchok, BS

      Affiliations

    • Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Division of Vascular Surgery, Torrance, CA.
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  • Rodney A. White, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Rodney A. White, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, 1000 West Carson Street, Torrance, CA, 90502.

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PII: S0895-7967(06)00034-2

doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2006.06.003

Seminars in Vascular Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 3 , Pages 145-149 , September 2006

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