Interobserver variation in ultrasonic scanning of carotid stenosis;Interobservatørvariation ved UL-scanning af carotisstenose

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 165, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2099-2101

  Kofoed, Peter Kristian ^a   Kofoed, Steen Christian ^a   Grønholdt, Marie Louise Moes ^a   Sillesen, Henrik H ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ULTRASOUND; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDARTERECTOMY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0038015066     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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