Carotid artery wall thickness and ischemic symptoms: Evaluation using multi-detector-row CT angiography

European Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1962-1971

  Saba, Luca ^a   Sanfilippo, Roberto ^a   Pascalis, Luigi ^b   Montisci, Roberto ^a   Caddeo, Giancarlo ^a   Mallarini, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Carotid artery wall thickness; Intimae media thickness; Multi detector row CT angiography; Stroke

Indexed keywords

NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKENING; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERIES; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 49149122060     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-008-0962-5     Document Type: Article

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