Detection of calcifications in panoramic radiographs in patients with carotid stenoses ≥50%

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 385-391

  Garoff, Maria ^a   Johansson, Elias ^a   Ahlqvist, Jan ^a   Jäghagen, Eva Levring ^a   Arnerlöv, Conny ^a   Wester, Per ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84893963965     PISSN: 22124403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.01.010     Document Type: Article

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