Noninvasive imaging of atherosclerotic plaque in the arch of the aorta with transcutaneous B-mode ultrasonography

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 373-380

  Weinberger, Jesse ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTH GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; TICLOPIDINE; WARFARIN;

AORTA ARCH; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0036694944     PISSN: 10525149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1052-5149(02)00019-9     Document Type: Review

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