B-mode ultrasound measurement of carotid bifurcation stenoses: Is it reliable?

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 123-135

  MacKenzie, Kent S ^a   French Sherry, Eilleen ^a   Burns, Karen ^a   Pooley, Tom ^a   Bassiouny, Hisham S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIASTOLE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; RELIABILITY; SYSTOLE; VELOCITY;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0036522340     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440203600207     Document Type: Article

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