Correlation between US-PSV and MDCTA in the quantification of carotid artery stenosis

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-103

  Saba, Luca ^a   Sanfilippo, Roberto ^c   Montisci, Roberto ^c   Mallarini, Giorgio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio   (Italy)

^c Policlinico Universitario   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; MDCTA; PSV; US

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY STENOSIS; CT ANGIOGRAPHY; GOOD CORRELATIONS; LONG LASTING; MULTI-DETECTORS; NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE; POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SONOGRAPHIC; STATISTIC ANALYSIS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CORRELATION METHODS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 77950046322     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.01.033     Document Type: Article

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