Journal article
Accuracy and prognostic consequences of ultrasonography in identifying severe carotid artery stenosis. North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET) Group.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The accuracy of routine ultrasonography in detecting severe carotid artery stenosis was evaluated in comparison with cerebral angiography. The precision of ultrasonographic criteria in predicting the risk of stroke was also assessed.
METHODS: A total of 1011 symptomatic carotid bifurcations were studied in patients from the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET). Given that all patients were …
Authors
Eliasziw M; Rankin RN; Fox AJ; Haynes RB; Barnett HJM
Journal
Stroke, Vol. 26, No. 10, pp. 1747–1752
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
October 1995
DOI
10.1161/01.str.26.10.1747
ISSN
0039-2499
Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Blood Flow VelocityCarotid Artery, CommonCarotid Artery, InternalCarotid StenosisCerebral AngiographyCerebrovascular DisordersConfidence IntervalsDisease-Free SurvivalEndarterectomy, CarotidFollow-Up StudiesForecastingHumansPrognosisProspective StudiesROC CurveRisk FactorsSensitivity and SpecificitySystoleUltrasonography