Comparison of Preoperative and Postoperative Duplex Ultrasound Evaluation of the Contralateral Carotid Artery

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 663-669

  Roddy, Sean P ^a   Estes, James M ^a,b   Harrington, Anita P ^a   Heggerick, Paula A ^a   O'donnell, Thomas F ^a   Mackey, William C ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

EID: 0032753473     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857449903300613     Document Type: Article

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