Grading of internal carotid artery stenosis: Can CTA overcome the confusion?

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-450

  Bucek, Robert A ^a   Puchner, Stefan ^a   Haumer, Markus ^a   Rand, Thomas ^a   Minar, Erich ^a   Lammer, Johannes ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CT angiography; Digital subtraction angiography; Internal carotid artery; Multidetector CTA; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748871542     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/06-1824MR.1     Document Type: Article

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