Ultrasonographic confirmation of carotid artery atheromas diagnosed via panoramic radiography

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 635-640

  Friedlander, Arthur H ^a,b,c   Garrett, Meal R ^a,c   Chin, Eva E ^a,d   Baker, J Dennis ^a,d  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Doppler ultrasonography; Panoramic radiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 20044377992     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0235     Document Type: Article

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