Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance angiography for internal carotid artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Stroke

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2237-2248

  Baird, Alison E ^a,d   Debrey, Sarah M ^a   Yu, Hua ^a   Lynch, John K ^a   Lövblad, Karl Olof ^e   Wright, Violet L ^a   Janket, Sok Ja D ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^d SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Angiography; Carotid arteries; Carotid artery stenosis; Contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography; Magnetic resonance angiography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 49849096451     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.509877     Document Type: Article

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