Carotid artery imaging in the United Kingdom: A postal questionnaire of current practice

Vascular

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-177

  Osarumwense, Donald ^a   Pararajasingam, Ravi ^a   Wilson, Paul ^a   Abraham, John ^a   Walker, Stuart R ^a  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid artery imaging; Carotid endarterectomy; Duplex scanning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 22244450682     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmvasc.13.3.173     Document Type: Article

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