Diagnosing carotid stenosis near-occlusion by using CT angiography

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 632-637

  Bartlett, E S ^a   Walters, T D ^b   Symons, S P ^c   Fox, Allan J ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745930822     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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