Non-invasive testing for cerebrovascular disease

Vascular

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 424-437

  Lord, R S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

angiography; carotid stenosis; cerebrovascular disease; diagnostic procedures; duplex ultrasound; magnetic resonance angiography; non invasive testing; postoperative carotid surveillance; preoperative brain computed tomography; spiral computed tomography angiography

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030208301     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099600400403     Document Type: Review

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