Ultrasound examination of carotid arteries with intima media measurement: An underestimated tool in the diagnosis of Takayasu's disease

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 153-157

  Zieliński, Tomasz ^a   Wolkanin Bartnik, Jolanta ^a   Makowiecka Cicśla, Magdalena ^a   Florczak, Elzbieta ^a   Cybulska, Idalia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTIMA; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; THICKNESS; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR DISEASE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0036627702     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-002-0179-4     Document Type: Article

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