Three-dimensional ultrasound observation of carotid artery plaque ulceration

Stroke

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1651-1655

  Schminke, Ulf ^a   Motsch, Lillian ^a   Hilker, Lutz ^a   Kessler, Christof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Ulcer; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; B SCAN; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033936514     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.31.7.1651     Document Type: Article

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