Diagnostic yield and utility of neurovascular ultrasonography in the evaluation of patients with syncope

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 480-488

  Schnipper, Jeffrey L ^a,b   Ackerman, Robert H ^b   Krier, Joel B ^b   Honour, Melissa ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY BRUIT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SYNCOPE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 16344381522     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/80.4.480     Document Type: Article

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