Comparative study of magnetic resonance angiography, digital subtraction angiography, duplex ultrasound examination with surgical and histological findings of atherosclerotic carotid bifurcation disease

International Angiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-137

  Liberopoulos, K ^b   Kaponis, A ^a   Kokkinis, K ^b   Pagratis, N ^c   Nicolakopoulou, Z ^b   Douskou, M ^b   Stringaris, K ^b   Clonaris, Ch ^a   Balas, P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c HYGEIA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carotid artery disease; Carotid endarterectomy; Digital subtraction angiographyr; Duplex scanning; Magnetic resonance angiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0029898474     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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