Evaluation of vertebral artery involvement by Doppler sonography in patients with Behçet disease

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 811-816

  Taşolar, Sevgi ^a   Doǧan, Metin ^b   Taşolar, Hakan ^a   Kahraman, Ayşegül ^b   Kamişli, Suat ^b   Doǧan, Adil ^c   Yildirim, Okan ^d   Kapicioǧlu, Yelda ^b  

^a ADIYAMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ELBISTAN STATE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d Kecioren Training and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beh et disease; Doppler sonography; Neuro Beh et disease; Neurologic involvement; Vascular ultrasound; Vertebral artery involvement

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY; END-DIASTOLIC VELOCITIES; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; NEUROLOGIC INVOLVEMENT; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; VASCULAR ULTRASOUND; VERTEBRAL ARTERIES;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; BEHCET DISEASE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84899476877     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/ultra.33.5.811     Document Type: Article

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