Re-circulation artefact at the carotid bulb can be differentiated from true stenosis

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 919, 2004, Pages 551-556

  Ahn, K J ^a,b   You, W J ^a   Lee, J H ^a   Kang, B J ^a   Kim, Y J ^a   Kim, B S ^a   Hahn, S T ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CAROTID ARTERY FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFACTS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4344652184     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/70148212     Document Type: Article

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