The role of pre and postprocedural color duplex ultrasound for the treatment of lower limb ischemia by subintimal angioplasty

Journal for Vascular Ultrasound

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-21

  Kidd, Jenifer ^a,b   Bourke, Bernard M ^a   Dunwoodie, John ^a   Lyons, John ^a  

^a Gosford Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory   (Australia)

^b Gosford Vascular Diagnostic Laboratory   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTIMA; LEG ISCHEMIA; MALE; POPLITEAL ARTERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL RISK; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 34047176354     PISSN: 15443167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154431670603000102     Document Type: Article

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