Carotid artery calcium: Accuracy of a calcium score by computed tomography - An in vitro study with comparison to sonography and histology

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 214-220

  Denzel, C ^a   Lell, M ^a   Maak, M ^a   Hocki M ^a   Balzer, K ^b   Muller K M ^c   Fellner, C ^d   Fellner, F A ^d   Lang, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b Evangelisches Krankenhaus   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Calcium score; Carotid plaque; Computed tomography; Grey scale analysis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LIPID;

AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CALCULATION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3242793474     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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