Utility of carotid duplex ultrasonography in a general inner-city hospital
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Utility of carotid duplex ultrasonography in a general inner-city hospital
BACKGROUND Carotid Duplex Ultrasonography (CDUS) is one of the non-invasive imaging modalities used to evaluate for carotid artery stenosis. However, it is often used in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), peripheral artery disease (PAD), before heart surgery, syncope and non-specific neurological symptoms although its value is unclear. Our study aimed to further investigate the yield ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiovascular Ultrasound
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1476-7120
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-12-48