Cerebral tomographic findings in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid stenosis: Short-term and long-term implications

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 995-1005

  Cao, P ^a   Zannetti, S ^a   Giordano, G ^a   De Rango, P ^a   Parlani, G ^a   Caputo, N ^a   Flynn, W ^a   Baribeau, Y ^a   Logerfo, F ^a  

^a POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033020593     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(99)70240-5     Document Type: Article

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