Carotid ultrasound criteria for detecting intracranial carotid stenosis

European Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 156-160

  Lee, Jiann Der ^a   Ryu, Shan Jin ^a   Chang, Yeu Jhy ^a   Hsu, Kai Cheng ^a   Chen, Yi Chun ^a   Huang, Ying Chih ^a   Lee, Meng ^a   Hsiao, Ming Chang ^a   Lee, Tsong Hai ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carotid ultrasound criteria; Intracranial carotid stenosis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 33847703385     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098467     Document Type: Article

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