Identification, prognosis, and management of patients with carotid artery near occlusion

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2086-2094

  Fox, Allan J ^a,h   Eliasziw, Michael ^e   Rothwell, Peter M ^f   Schmidt, Matthias H ^c,d   Warlow, Charles P ^g   Barnett, Henry J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^h SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STENOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 32944476495     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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