Diagnostic accuracy of panoramic radiography in the detection of calcified carotid artery

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-108

  Yoon, Suk Ja ^a   Yoon, W ^a   Kim, O S ^a   Lee, J S ^a   Kang, B C ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Panoramic radiography; Tomography, X ray computed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL RADIOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 41949103265     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/86909790     Document Type: Article

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