Use of a decibel threshold in detecting Doppler embolic signals

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 692-695

  Markus, Hugh S ^a,b   Molloy, Jane ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carotid stenosis; cerebral embolism; ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; EMBOLISM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0030891814     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.4.692     Document Type: Article

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