Specificity of MR angiography as a confirmatory test of carotid artery stenosis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1501-1506

  Kallmes, D F ^a   Omary, R A ^a   Dix, J E ^a   Evans, A J ^a   Hillman, B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteries, magnetic resonance; Efficacy studies; Magnetic resonance angiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0029833091     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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