Effect of contrast enhancement on measurement of carotid artery intimal medial thickness

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 7-12

  Macioch, James E ^a   Katsamakis, C Dean ^a   Robin, Jason ^a   Liebson, Philip R ^a   Meyer, Peter M ^a   Geohas, Chris ^a   Raichlen, Joel S ^a   Davidson, Michael H ^a   Feinstein, Steven B ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular imaging techniques; Doppler ultrasound; Peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FS 069; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MICROSPHERE; PERFLUTREN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; ALBUMINS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 3042858689     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1358863x04vm522oa     Document Type: Article

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