Color Doppler imaging of cervicocephalic fibromuscular dysplasia
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Color Doppler imaging of cervicocephalic fibromuscular dysplasia
BACKGROUND Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a possible cause of stroke, especially in middle-aged women. However, only few reports are available on ultrasonographic detection and monitoring. METHODS Among the 15,000 patients who underwent color Doppler imaging (CDI) of the cervicocephalic arteries during the study period, all cases fulfilling ultrasound criteria of FMD were included into the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiovascular Ultrasound
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1476-7120
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-2-7