Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis: Past, present and future: How to improve patient selection?

European Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 139-154

  Rijbroek, A ^a   Wisselink, W ^b   Vriens, E M ^b   Barkhof, F ^b   Lammertsma, A A ^b   Rauwerda, J A ^b  

^a Kennemer Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis; Carotid endarterectomy; Cerebral hemodynamics; Cerebral metabolism; Natural history; Plaque morphology; Risk of stroke

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LITERATURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STROKE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; RISK;

EID: 33751163501     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096178     Document Type: Review

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