Use of limited color-flow duplex for a carotid screening project

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-176

  Carsten III, Christopher G ^a   Elmore, James R ^a   Franklin, David P ^a   Thomas, David D ^a   Mordan, Frances ^a   Wood, G Craig ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0032826323     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00142-7     Document Type: Article

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