The corrolation between ultrasonographic, morphological and clinical findings in cases of endarterectomy in the carotid region;Korrelation sonographischer, morphologischer und klinischer Befunde bei der Endarteriektomie der Karotisregion

Gefasschirurgie

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-113

  Balzer, K ^a   Muller K M ^b   Heger, J ^a   Gudz, I ^a   Prangenberg, K ^a  

^a Evangelisches Krankenhauses   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Duplex ultrasound; Eversion endarterectomy; Plaque morphology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK;

EID: 0038199527     PISSN: 09487034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00772-003-0275-6     Document Type: Article

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