Carotid artery stenosis - Where do we go from here?

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1998, Pages

  Strandness Jr , D Eugene ^a   Eikelboom, Bert C ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arteriography; Carotid artery stenosis; Contrast media; Echo enhancing agent; Endarterectomy; Stroke; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0344784433     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(98)00025-1     Document Type: Article

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