Colour flow duplex imaging of occlusive arterial disease of the lower limb

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 912-919

  Pemberton, M ^a   London, N J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOGRAPHY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; ILIAC ARTERY; LEG ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LEG; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0030748190     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800840706     Document Type: Review

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