A comparison between NASCET and ECST methods in the study of carotids: Evaluation using Multi-Detector-Row CT angiography

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-47

  Saba, Luca ^a   Mallarini, Giorgio ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; MDCTA; NASCET; Stroke; Systems of measurement

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY; MDCTA; NASCET; STROKE; SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENT;

ANGIOGRAPHY; DETECTORS; FRUITS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

IOPROMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID STENOSIS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77957598002     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.04.064     Document Type: Article

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