Ultrasonic analysis of plaque characteristics and intimal-medial thickness in radiation-induced atherosclerotic carotid arteries

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 499-504

  Cheng, Stephen W K ^a   Ting, Albert C W ^a   Wu, Lisa L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Radiation effects; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA INTIMA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL COMPUTER; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IRRADIATION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; VEIN DIAMETER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HOSPITALIZATION; INTIMA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TUNICA INTIMA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0036885033     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1752     Document Type: Article

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