Effect of nonoptimal imaging on the relationship between the measured degree of symptomatic carotid stenosis and risk of ischemic stroke

Stroke

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1785-1791

  Cuffe, R L ^a   Rothwell, P M ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiography; Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid stenosis; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; ROC CURVE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 33745964947     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000227231.85653.ea     Document Type: Article

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