Duplex ultrasound criteria for the identification of carotid stenosis should be laboratory specific

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 597-602

  Kuntz, Karen M ^a   Polak, Joseph F ^a   Whittemore, Anthony D ^a   Skillman, John J ^b   Kent, K Craig ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid stenosis; diagnosis; ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030894304     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.3.597     Document Type: Article

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