The diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography angiography for traumatic or atherosclerotic lesions of the carotid and vertebral arteries: A systematic review

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 88-102

  Hollingworth, William ^a,b,d   Nathens, Avery B ^c   Kanne, Jeffrey P ^a   Crandall, Marie L ^c   Crummy, Timothy A ^a   Hallam, Danial K ^a   Wang, Marjorie C ^c   Jarvik, Jeffrey G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiography; Carotid arteries; Computed tomography; Meta analysis; Trauma; Vertebral arteries

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; PATIENT MONITORING;

CAROTID;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBASE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INJURY; MEDLINE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS;

EID: 0141720712     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(03)00200-6     Document Type: Article

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