Potential relevance of low-intensity microembolic signals by TCD monitoring

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-111

  Telman, G ^a   Sprecher, E ^a   Kouperberg, E ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carotid; Microembolic; TCD

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 79551589466     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0429-8     Document Type: Article

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