Degree of carotid artery stenosis. Comparison of selective and non-selective angiographic findings with surgical specimens

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-13

  Post, Karin ^a,b   Eckstein, Hans Henning ^a   Hoffmann, Eva ^a   Post, Stefan ^b   Allenberg, Jens R ^a   Kauffmann, Günther W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artery; Carotid; Carotid artery; Carotis; Comparative study; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DISEASES;

CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS; CAROTIS; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031193535     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(96)01068-6     Document Type: Article

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