Detection of middle cerebral artery emboli during carotid endarterectomy using transcranial doppler ultrasonography

Stroke

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 415-423

  Spencer, Merrill P ^a,b   Thomas, George I ^a   Nicholls, Stephen C ^d   Sauvage, Lester R ^c  

^a St John Providence Health System   (United States)

^b Institute of Applied Physiology and Medicine   (United States)

^c HOPE HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Embolism; Endarterectomy; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLINDNESS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; EMBOLISM, AIR; ENDARTERECTOMY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SKULL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0025317321     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.21.3.415     Document Type: Article

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