Colour-coded duplex sonography of preocclusive carotid stenoses

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 183-191

  Hetzel, A ^a   Eckenweber, B ^a   Trummer, B ^a   Wernz, M ^a   Schumacher, M ^a   Von Reutern, G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Neurological Clinic Bad Salzhausen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colour coded duplex sonography; Internal carotid artery; Preocclusive stenosis; Pseudo occlusion; Subtotal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0032467257     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(98)00074-3     Document Type: Article

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