B-flow imaging of internal carotid artery stenosis: Comparison with power Doppler imaging and digital subtraction angiography

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 243-248

  Yurdakul, Mehmet ^a   Tola, Muharrem ^a   Cumhur, Turhan ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

B flow; Carotid arteries; Digital subtraction angiography; Power Doppler ultrasonography; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

IODIXANOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; B FLOW IMAGING; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CATHETER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STANDARD; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAROTID STENOSIS; DATA DISPLAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 2442653976     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20024     Document Type: Article

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