Perioperative evaluation of carotid endarterectomy by 3D-CT angiography with refined reconstruction: Preliminary experience of CEA without conventional angiography

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 138-148

  Katano, H ^a   Kato, K ^b   Umemura, A ^a   Yamada, K ^a  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Kamiida Daiichi General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA); Carotid stenosis; Conventional angiograph; Three dimensional CT angiography (3D CTA)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2542450287     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690410001680993     Document Type: Article

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