Accuracy and precision of CT angiography in a model of carotid artery bifurcation stenosis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 409-415

  Dix, James E ^a,b   Evans, Avery J ^a   Kallmes, David F ^a   Sobel, Amy H ^a   Phillips, C Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteries, computed tomography; Arteries, stenosis and occlusion; Computed tomography, three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; PHANTOM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030989450     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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