Noninvasive evaluation of carotid artery stenosis: Indications, strategies, and accuracy

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 351-365

  Romero, Javier M ^a   Ackerman, Robert H ^a   Dault, Nayeli A ^a   Lev, Michael H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 26044477200     PISSN: 10525149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2005.06.005     Document Type: Review

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