Comparison of computed tomography angiography and transesophageal echocardiography for evaluating aortic arch disease

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 436-442

  Barazangi, Nobl ^a   Wintermark, Max ^a   Lease, Katy ^a   Rao, Rajni ^a   Smith, Wade ^a   Josephson, S Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic arch atheroma; computed tomography imaging; diagnosis; stroke; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 80052445718     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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