Sensitivity and specificity of color duplex ultrasound measurement in the estimation of internal carotid artery stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 962-972

  Jahromi, Afshin S ^a   Cinà, Claudio S ^a   Liu, Yan ^b   Clase, Catherine M ^a,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VELOCITY;

EID: 20444481387     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.02.044     Document Type: Article

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