Importance of validation of accuracy of duplex ultrasonography in identifying moderate and severe carotid artery stenosis

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 483-488

  Shakhnovich, Irina ^a   Kiser, Dennis ^a   Satiani, Bhagwan ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid arteriography; carotid stenosis; duplex ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; OHIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 77954945959     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574410374128     Document Type: Article

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