Efficacy and sensitivity of axial scans and different reconstruction methods in the study of the ulcerated carotid plaque using multidetector-row CT angiography: Comparison with surgical results

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 716-723

  Saba, Luca ^a,b   Caddeo, G ^a   Sanfilippo, R ^a   Montisci, R ^a   Mallarini, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Policlinico Universitario   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247183835     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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