Spiral computed tomography: A novel diagnostic approach for investigation of the extracranial cerebral arteries and its complementary role in duplex ultrasonography

Circulation

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 984-989

  Corti, Roberto ^a   Ferrari, Claudio ^a   Roberti, Marzio ^a   Alerci, Mario ^a   Pedrazzi, Pier Luigi ^a   Gallino, Augusto ^a  

^a OSPEDALE SAN GIOVANNI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Angiography; Arteries; Imaging; Stenosis; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032497242     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.98.10.984     Document Type: Article

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