The role of duplex sonography and angiography in the investigation of carotid artery disease

Neuroradiology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 122-126

  Worthy, S A ^a   Henderson, J ^a   Griffiths, P D ^a   Oates, C P ^a   Gholkar, A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiography; Carotid artery stenosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0031034037     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050378     Document Type: Article

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