Relation between B-mode gray-scale median and clinical features of carotid stenosis vulnerability

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 404-410

  Kolkert, Joé L ^a   Meerwaldt, Robbert ^b   Loonstra, Jan ^a   Schenk, Miranda ^a   Van Der Palen, Job ^b   Van Den Dungen, Jan J ^a   Zeebregts, Clark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 84895073683     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: 16155947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2013.04.025     Document Type: Article

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