Color flow scan diagnosis of the carotid string sign may prevent unnecessary surgery

Vascular

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 236-241

  Samson, R H ^a   Showalter, D P ^a   Yunis, J P ^a   Buselli, K ^a   Perna, T ^a  

^a Vascular and Surgery Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid artery; carotid string sign; color flow scanner; string sign

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; LIGATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0032949023     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099900700217     Document Type: Article

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