Geometry of the human common carotid artery. A vessel cast study of 86 specimens

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 198, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 543-551

  Goubergrits, L ^a   Affeld, K ^a   Fernandez Britto, J ^b   Falcon, L ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Hospital Militar C J Finlay   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Geometric variability; Vessel cast

Indexed keywords

RESIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOPSY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; HYPERTENSION; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CORROSION CASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036388627     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0344-0338-00299     Document Type: Article

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