Multidimensional Characterization of Carotid Artery Stenosis Using CT Imaging: A Comparison with Ultrasound Grading and Peak Flow Measurement

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-272

  van Prehn, J ^a,c   Muhs, B E ^b   Pramanik, B ^c   Ollenschleger, M ^c   Rockman, C B ^c   Cayne, N S ^c   Adelman, M A ^c   Jacobowitz, G R ^c   Maldonado, T S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D; Carotid artery; CT; Peak flow velocity; Stenosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; PEAK FLOW VELOCITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 49349117334     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.04.016     Document Type: Article

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