Joint Recommendations for Reporting Carotid Ultrasound Investigations in the United Kingdom

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-261

  Oates, C P ^a   Naylor, A R ^b   Hartshorne, T ^b   Charles, S M ^c   Fail, T ^d   Humphries, K ^c   Aslam, M ^c   Khodabakhsh, P ^e  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid; Reporting; Stroke; Ultrasound; Vascular

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRELAND; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STENOSIS; ULTRASOUND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIASTOLE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; SYSTOLE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 61349148636     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.10.015     Document Type: Review

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