Diagnostic performance of duplex ultrasonography in the detection of high grade internal carotid artery stenosis

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 510-518

  Jogestrand, T ^a   Lindqvist, M ^a   Nowak, J ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Angiography; Carotid duplex ultrasonography; Internal carotid artery stenosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VELOCITY;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0036594156     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1621     Document Type: Article

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