Is transcranial Doppler a worthwhile examination for preoperative evaluation of the Circle of Willis?

International Angiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 168-170

  Lagneau, P ^a   Baujat, B ^a   Anidjar, S ^a   Borie, H ^a   Kovarsky, S ^a   Decamps Le Chevoir, J ^a   Coppe, G ^a  

^a Hopital Saint Michel   (France)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, conduction; Circle of Willis; Endarterectomy, carotid; Ultrasonography, Doppler, transcranial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SKULL; TEMPORAL BONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0031726852     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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