Atherosclerotic plaque at the carotid bifurcation: CT angiographic appearance with histopathologic correlation

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 897-901

  Oliver, T Barry ^a   Lammie, G Alistair ^a   Wright, Andrew R ^a   Wardlaw, Joanna ^a   Patel, Sandi G ^a   Peek, Russell ^a   Ruckley, C Vaughan ^b   Collie, Donald A ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PREDICTION;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032718588     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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