Kinking of the human internal carotid artery: A statistical study in 100 healthy subjects by echocolor Doppler

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 629-637

  Macchi, C ^a   Gulisano, M ^a   Giannelli, F ^b   Catini, C ^a,d   Pratesi, C ^c   Pacini, P ^a  

^a Dept of Human Anatomy and Histology ^*  (Italy)

^b Prosperius Institute   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d Policlinico di Careggi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Carotid artery diseases ultrasonography; Internal abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0031459728     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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