New brain lesions after carotid stenting versus carotid endarterectomy: a systematic review of the literature

Stroke

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1911-1919

  Schnaudigel, Sonja ^a   Gröschel, Klaus ^a   Pilgram, Sara M ^a   Kastrup, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotid; Diffusion weighted imaging stent; Embolism; Endarterectomy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN PROTECTION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLOSED CELL DESIGN STENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STROKE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANGIOPLASTY; BRAIN; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STENTS; STROKE;

EID: 46249099929     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.500603     Document Type: Article

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