A new noninvasive technique for imaging atherosclerotic plaque in the aortic arch of stroke patients by transcutaneous real-time B-mode ultrasonography: An initial report

Stroke

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 673-676

  Weinberger, Jesse ^a   Azhar, Salman ^a   Danisi, Fabio ^a   Hayes, Richard ^a   Goldman, Martin ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic arch; Atherosclerosis; Echocardiography; Transesophageal; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH; AORTA ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031894262     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.29.3.673     Document Type: Article

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