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Functional assessment of high-grade ICA stenosis with duplex ultrasound and transcranial Doppler

BACKGROUND: Duplex ultrasound (DUS) has shown a >90% accuracy compared to angiography, concerning the degree of internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis. However, uncertainty may occur in a severe stenosis, in which peak systolic velocity (PSV) may decrease owing to high flow resistance or high bac...

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Autores principales: Zachrisson, Helene, Fouladiun, Marita, Blomstrand, Christian, Holm, Jan, Volkmann, Reinhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3489038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22487160
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-097X.2011.01118.x