Interobserver, interequipment and intersubject variability of echo- Doppler examination of the common carotid and vertebral arteries

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-151

  Paivansalo M J ^a   Suramo, I ^a   Merikanto, J ^a   Lindholm, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Doppler; Equipment; Ultrasound; Variability

Indexed keywords

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0032055956     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(98)00017-2     Document Type: Article

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