Evaluation of arteriosclerotic changes in the intracranial carotid artery using the calcium score obtained on plain cranial computed tomography scan: Correlation with angiographic changes and clinical outcome

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 624-628

  Taoka, Toshiaki ^a   Iwasaki, Satoru ^b   Nakagawa, Hiroyuki ^a   Sakamoto, Masahiko ^a   Fukusumi, Akio ^c   Takayama, Katsutoshi ^a   Wada, Takeshi ^a   Myochin, Kaoru ^a   Hirohashi, Shinji ^a   Kichikawa, Kimihiko ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Higashiosaka City General Hospital   (Japan)

^c HOSHIGAOKA KOSEINENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiography; Calcium score; Carotid artery; CT; Outcome

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BIOMINERALIZATION; BONE; CALCIUM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; SIPHONS;

CALCIUM SCORE; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CLINICAL RECORDS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; CT; OUTCOME; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; STENOSES;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

CALCIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CALCIFICATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746257017     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200607000-00012     Document Type: Article

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