Diagnostics and characterisation of preocclusive stenoses and occlusions of the internal carotid artery with B-flow

European Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 439-447

  Jung, E M ^a   Kubale, R ^b   Ritter, G ^c   Gallegos, M T ^c   Jungius, K P ^d   Rupp, N ^a   Clevert, D A ^e  

^a Klinikum Passau   (Germany)

^b Department of Diagnostic Radiology ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PASSAU   (Germany)

^d Departement of Diagnostic Radiology   (Switzerland)

^e LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

B flow; Colour coded duplex sonography; Power Doppler; Preocclusive ICA stenoses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B SCAN; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 33846428395     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-006-0285-3     Document Type: Article

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