Carotid artery imaging for secondary stroke prevention: both imaging modality and rapid access to imaging are important.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients with transient ischemic attack require carotid imaging to diagnose carotid stenosis. The differing sensitivity/specificity and availability of carotid imaging methods have created uncertainty over which noninvasive method is best and whether intra-arterial angiograp...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2009
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