Determining the quantity and character of carotid artery embolic debris by electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 716-725

  DeRubertis, Brian G ^a   Chaer, Rabih A ^a   Gordon, Ronald ^b   Bell, Heather ^b   Hynecek, Robert L ^a   Pieracci, Fred M ^a   Karwowski, John ^a   Kent, K Craig ^a   Faries, Peter L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FIBRIN;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CALCIFICATION; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIS; DEVICE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE; FILTER DESIGN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPROTECTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STENT; SURGEON; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBUS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ANGIOPLASTY; BLOOD PLATELETS; CAROTID STENOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; EMBOLISM; ERYTHROCYTES; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS;

EID: 33947583682     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.12.015     Document Type: Article

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