Critical review of non- or minimally invasive methods (duplex ultrasonography, MR- and CT-angiography) for evaluating stenosis of the proximal internal carotid artery

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-52

  Long, A ^a   Lepoutre, A ^b   Corbillon, E ^b   Branchereau, A ^c  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b Service de communication   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Angiography; Carotid artery disease; Doppler; Emission computed; Endarterectomy; Magnetic resonance angiography; Review; Tomography; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0036636504     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1666     Document Type: Article

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