Variability in Doppler ultrasound influences referral of patients for carotid surgery

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-143

  Mead, Gillian E ^b   Lewis, Stephanie C ^a   Wardlaw, Joanna M ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Geriatric Medicine ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid artery disease; Carotid endarterectomy; Doppler ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0034556236     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(00)00111-7     Document Type: Article

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