Quantification and Characterization of Carotid Calcium with Multi-detector CT-angiography

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 561-567

  Miralles, M ^a   Merino, J ^a   Busto, M ^b   Perich, X ^b   Barranco, C ^c   Vidal Barraquer, F ^a  

^a Departments of Vascular Surgery

^b Radiology

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcification; Carotid; Computed tomography; Risk factors; Stroke

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HYDROXYAPATITE;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MEASUREMENT; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DURAPATITE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 33749335262     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.02.019     Document Type: Article

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