Comparison of image quality, diagnostic confidence and interobserver variability in contrast enhanced MR angiography and 2D time of flight angiography in evaluation of carotid stenosis

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 939, 2006, Pages 201-207

  Mitra, D ^a   Connolly, D ^a   Jenkins, S ^a   English, P ^a   Birchall, D ^a   Mandel, C ^a   Shrikanth, K ^a   Gregson, B ^b   Gholkar, A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ARTIFACTS; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 33644963165     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/72842752     Document Type: Article

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