The value of routine computed tomography of the brain in the pre-operative assessment of patients for carotid endarterectomy

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1420-1422

  Stuve, Olaf ^a   Louwrens, Henk ^a   Hill, John ^a   Immelman, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030459101     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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