Nonstenotic internal carotid arteries: Effects of age and blood pressure at the time of scanning on Doppler US velocity measurements

Radiology

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 174-178

  Spencer, E B ^a   Sheafor, D H ^a   Hertzberg, B S ^a   Bowie, J D ^a   Nelson, R C ^a   Carroll, B A ^a   Kliewer, M A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriosclerosis 172.7211; Carotid arteries, flow dynamics, 172.12983, 172.12984; Carotid arteries, US, 172.12983, 172.12984

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0034968099     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.220.1.r01jl33174     Document Type: Article

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