Comparison of centralized versus 'site-based' measurement of angiographic stenosis for eligibility in the asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis study

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 446-450

  Dean, Bruce L ^a,b   Lefkowitz, David S ^b   Howard, Virginia J ^b   Frey, James F ^a   Schwartz, Skai ^c   Chambless, Lloyd E ^d   Heiserman, Joseph E ^a   Feinberg, William M ^e   Toole, James F ^b  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

angiography; Carotid stenosis; multicenter clinical trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029937076     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199607000-00007     Document Type: Article

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