The correlation of ultrasonic carotid plaque morphology and carotid plaque hemorrhage: Clinical implications

Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 721-728

  AbuRahma, Ali F ^a   Kyer III, Paul D ^a   Robinson, Patrick A ^a   Hannay, R Scott ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0031662824     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msy.1998.91488     Document Type: Article

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