Imaging of carotid arterial diseases with contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS)

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-76

  Clevert, D A ^a   Sommer, W H ^a   Zengel, P ^b   Helck, A ^a   Reiser, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Carotid artery stenting; Carotid dissection; Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid jugular arteriovenous fistula; Contrast enhanced ultrasound; Plaque neovascularisation

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MICROBUBBLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; STENOSIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 79960003409     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.12.103     Document Type: Article

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