Imaging of vertebral artery stenosis: A systematic review

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1218-1225

  Khan, S ^a   Cloud, G C ^a   Kerry, S ^a   Markus, Hugh S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; IMAGING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 34547459298     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2006.111716     Document Type: Review

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