Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 174-183 , February 2008

Efficacy of patient selection strategies for carotid endarterectomy by contrast-enhanced MRA on a 1 T machine and duplex ultrasound in a regional hospital

  • M.A. Korteweg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis locatie Dordwijk, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: M.A. Korteweg, Department of Radiology, Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis locatie Dordwijk, Albert Schweitzerplaats 25, 3318 AT Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Tel.: +31 (0) 78 654 1228; fax: +31 (0) 78 652 3826.
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  • H. Kerkhoff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
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  • J. Bakker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis locatie Dordwijk, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
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  • O.E.H. Elgersma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis locatie Dordwijk, Dordrecht, The Netherlands

Received 27 December 2006 ,Revised 27 July 2007 ,Accepted 2 August 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(07)00342-X

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.08.001

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 2 , Pages 174-183 , February 2008

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