Embolism to the brain during carotid stenting

Italian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 131-135

  Gossetti, B ^a,c   Martinelli, O ^a   Gattuso, R ^a   Venosi, S ^a   Bozzao, L ^a   Fiorelli, M ^a   Faccenna, F ^a   Gabrielli, R ^a   Irace, L ^a   Raz, E ^a   Gossetti, C ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Universita Pontificia Salesiana   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenosis; Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Micro embolic signals; Stenting; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN PROTECTION; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROEMBOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; STENT; STROKE;

EID: 33750978689     PISSN: 18244777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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