Reproducibility in ultrasonic characterization of carotid plaques

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 273-277

  De Bray, J M ^a   Baud, J M ^a   Delanoy, P ^a   Camuzat, J P ^a   Dehans, V ^a   Descamp Le Chevoir, J ^a   Launay, J R ^a   Luizy, F ^a   Sentou, Y ^a   Cales, P ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Carotid plaques; Characterization; Color Doppler imaging; Duplex scanning; Reproducibility; Ulceration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 7344266330     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000015865     Document Type: Article

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