CT diagnostics of carotid artery stenosis;CT-Diagnostik bei Karotisstenose

Radiologe

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 607-613

  Reith, W ^a   Roth, C ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast medium bolus; CT angiography (CTA); Digital subtraction angiography (DSA); Extent of stenosis; Plaque morphology

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ARTIFACTS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77955512232     PISSN: 0033832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00117-009-1933-9     Document Type: Article

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