The relative effect of carotid plaque heterogeneity and echogenicity on ipsilateral cerebral infarction and symptoms of cerebrovascular disease

International Angiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 300-306

  El Barghouti, N ^a,b   Nicolaides, A N ^a   Tegos, T ^a   Geroulakos, G ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WANSBECK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid plaques; Cerebral infarction; Cerebrovascular diseases; Ipsilateral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; STROKE;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0030424072     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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