Pseudo-occlusions of the internal carotid artery: A rationale for treatment on the basis of a modified carotid duplex scan protocol

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 340-345

  Ascher, Enrico ^a,b   Markevich, Natalia ^a,b   Hingorani, Anil ^a,b   Kallakuri, Sreedhar ^a,b  

^a Maimonides Medical Center ^*

^b MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLE; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0036483720     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.120379     Document Type: Article

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