The current role of carotid duplex ultrasonography in the management of carotid atherosclerosis: Foundations and advances

International Journal of Vascular Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Byrnes, Kelly R ^a   Ross, Charles B ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; BRAIN PERFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID DUPLEX ULTRASONOGRAPHY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESTENOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEAR STRESS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 84866173375     PISSN: 20902824     EISSN: 20902832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/187872     Document Type: Review

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