Influence of the collateral function of the circle of Willis on hemispherical perfusion during carotid occlusion as assessed by transcranial colour-coded duplex ultrasonography

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 486-492

  Hoksbergen, A W J ^a   Legemate, D A ^a   Ubbink, D Th ^a   De Vos, H J ^a   Jacobs, M J H M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Cerebrovascular circulation; Circle of Willis; Doppler; Transcranial; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; BRAIN PERFUSION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033152715     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0824     Document Type: Article

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