What have we learned from the imaging in carotid angioplasty and risk of stroke (ICAROS) study?

Vascular

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 62-68

  Biasi, Giorgio M ^a   Froio, Alberto ^a   Deleo, Gaetano ^a   Piazzoni, Claudia ^a   Camesasca, Valter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain protection; Carotid; Echolucency; Stent; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STENT; STROKE; TREATMENT INDICATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOGRAPHY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; REVIEW;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK FACTORS; STENTS;

EID: 3543128810     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmvasc.12.1.62     Document Type: Article

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