Clinical carotid endarterectomy decision making: Noninvasive vascular imaging versus angiography

Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1009-1015

  Johnston, D C C ^a   Goldstein, L B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY;

EID: 0035942303     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.56.8.1009     Document Type: Article

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