Current status and future developments of contrast-enhanced ultrasound of carotid atherosclerosis

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 539-546

  Ten Kate, Gerrit L ^a   Van Den Oord, Stijn C H ^a   Sijbrands, Eric J G ^a   Van Der Lugt, Aad ^a   De Jong, Nico ^a   Bosch, Johan G ^a   Van Der Steen, Antonius F W ^a   Schinkel, Arend F L ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STENOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84872679851     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.07.028     Document Type: Review

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