Usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasound for detection of carotid plaque ulceration in patients with symptomatic carotid atherosclerosis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 292-298

  Ten Kate, Gerrit L ^a   Van Dijk, Anouk C ^a   Van Den Oord, Stijn C H ^a   Hussain, Burhan ^a   Verhagen, Hence J M ^a   Sijbrands, Eric J G ^a   Van Der Steen, Antonius F W ^a   Van Der Lugt, Aad ^a   Schinkel, Arend F L ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID PLAQUE ULCERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 84879838115     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.03.028     Document Type: Article

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