Imaging techniques for showing the morphology and surface structure of extracranial internal carotid artery plaques;Diagnostik der morphologie und oberflächenstruktur von plaques der arteria carotis interna

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 130, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 1267-1272

  Denzel, C ^a   Balzer, K ^b   Muller K M ^c   Lell, M ^d   Lang, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b EVANGELISCHES KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOSCOPY; ARTIFACTS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 20344388073     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-868712     Document Type: Review

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