Imaging of the extracranial carotid arteries: When, how and why?;Quand, comment et pourquoi réaliser une imagerie des carotides extracrâniennes?

Journal de Radiologie

Volumn 85, Issue 6 II, 2004, Pages 825-844

  Baque J ^a   Azarine, A ^a   Beyssen, B ^a   Bonneville, J F ^a   Cattin, F ^a   Long, A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Angiography; Carotid arteries, atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries, stenosis; CTA; Doppler; MRA; US

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY DISSECTION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

EID: 3142547214     PISSN: 02210363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(04)97689-5     Document Type: Review

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