A Practical Approach to CT Angiography of the Neck and Brain

Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 192-204

  Enterline, David S ^a   Kapoor, Geetanjali ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid stenosis; CT angiography; CTA; MR angiography; MRA; stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INJURY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MUSCLE DISEASE; NECK; STROKE; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CORONARY STENOSIS; FIBROMUSCULAR DYSPLASIA; NECK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34547860894     PISSN: 10892516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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