Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 255-262 , July 2010

Determination of accurate stent graft configuration in abdominal aortic aneurysm using computed tomography: a preliminary study

  • Ho Chul Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Brain Korea 21 Project for Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Korea Artificial Organ Center, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sang Woo Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Konkuk University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 2 2030 5495; fax: +82 2 2030 5549.
    • ,
  • Kyoung Won Nam

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Engineering Branch, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hyuk Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Science (Biomedical Engineering), College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Eun Jeong Choi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Korea University Medical Center, Anam Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Seungoh Jin

      Affiliations

    • Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Ansan, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Min Gi Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Kyung Sun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, Brain Korea 21 Project for Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Korea Artificial Organ Center, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Received 20 September 2008 ,Revised 22 May 2009 ,Accepted 6 June 2009.

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☆ This study was supported by grant A020609 from the Korea Health 21 R&D Project of the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Brain Korea 21 Project of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development, Republic of Korea. This research was carried out with support from the Image Analysis Technological Foundation Planning and Development Board of the Korean Institute of Science and Technology Evaluation and Planning, Republic of Korea (M10429040003-04L2904-00310).

PII: S0899-7071(09)00114-4

doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.06.023

Clinical Imaging
Volume 34, Issue 4 , Pages 255-262 , July 2010

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