Equivalence of measurements of carotid stenosis a comparison of three methods on 1001 angiograms

Stroke

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1994, Pages 2435-2439

  Rothwell, Peter M ^a   Gibson, Rod J ^a   Slattery, Jim ^a   Sellar, Robin J ^a   Warlow, Charles P ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiography; Carotid arteries; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID STENOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NORTH AMERICA; OBSERVER VARIATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028081401     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.25.12.2435     Document Type: Article

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