CT angiography in the assessment of carotid atherosclerotic disease: Results of more than two years' experience;L'angio-TC spirale nella valutazione della patologia ateromasica carotidea: Risultati di oltre due anni di esperienza

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 116-127

  Debernardi, Stefano ^a,c   Martincich, Laura ^a   Lazzaro, Davide ^b   Comelli, Simone ^b   Raso, Alberto Maria ^b   Regge, Daniele ^a  

^a UOA di Radiodiagnostica   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Reparto di Radiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries, stenosis; Carotid endarterectomy; CT angiography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ULCER;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPLICA TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 3843081730     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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