The reliability of ultrasound measurements of carotid stenosis compared to MRA and DSA

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 465-471

  Honish, Colin ^a   Sadanand, Venkatraman ^a   Fladeland, Derek ^a   Chow, Vance ^a   Pirouzmand, Fahrad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COST; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 29044434159     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100004455     Document Type: Article

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