Atherosclerotic calcification detection: A comparative study of carotid ultrasound and cone beam CT

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 19978-19988

  Jashari, Fisnik ^a   Ibrahimi, Pranvera ^a   Johansson, Elias ^a   Ahlqvist, Jan ^a   Arnerlöv, Conny ^a   Garoff, Maria ^a   Jäghagen, Eva Levring ^a   Wester, Per ^a   Henein, Michael Y ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calcification; Carotid atherosclerosis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CALCIFICATION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ECHOGRAPHY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84939839225     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms160819978     Document Type: Article

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