Evaluating institutional variability of duplex scanning in the detection of carotid artery stenosis

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 176, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 591-597

  Criswell, Bryan K ^a   Langsfeld, Mark ^a   Tullis, Michael J ^a   Marek, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 0032446548     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00287-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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