Blood flow and flow resistance in the vertebral arteries of patients with and without carotid atherosclerosis

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 96-102

  Hallerstam, Staffan ^a   Rosfors, Stefan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arterial occlusive disease; Carotid artery disease; Cerebral circulation; Cerebrovascular disease; Extracranial arteries; Resistance index; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CALCULATION; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID BODY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 1842833431     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2004.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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