Quantifying medium- and high-grade carotid artery stenosis by ultrasound

Journal d'Echographie et de Medecine par Ultrasons

Volumn 17, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 235-239

  Goertler, M ^a   Widder, B ^b   Schuetz, U ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

carotid artery disease; carotid artery stenosis; Doppler sonography; duplex sonography; quantification; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0029783679     PISSN: 02455552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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