Interrelation between the degree of carotid stenosis, collateral circulation and cerebral perfusion

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 277-284

  Jongen, L M ^a   Van Der Worp, H B ^b   Waaijer, A ^a   Van Der Graaf, Y ^a   Mali, W P T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Cerebral perfusion; Cerebral vascular circulation; Computed tomography imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN PERFUSION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERFUSION IMAGING; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77954882923     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000319070     Document Type: Article

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