Grading of Carotid Artery Stenosis in the Presence of Extensive Calcifications: Dual-Energy CT Angiography in Comparison with Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography

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[4] Willinsky RA(1998)Benefit of carotid endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic moderate or severe stenosis N Engl J Med 339 1415-25

[5] Taylor SM(1995)Endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis JAMA 273 1421-8

[6] TerBrugge K(2003)Neurologic complications of cerebral angiography: prospective analysis of 2,899 procedures and review of the literature Radiology 227 522-8

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[8] Tomlinson G(1994)Carotid artery stenosis: a prospective comparison of CT angiography and conventional angiography Am J Roentgenol 163 517-23

[9] Montanera W(2004)Systematic review of computed tomographic angiography for assessment of carotid artery disease Stroke 35 2306-2

[10] Dawkins AA(2003)Prospective evaluation of carotid artery stenosis: elliptic centric contrast-enhanced MR angiography and spiral CT angiography compared with digital subtraction angiography Am J Neuroradiol 24 1012-9

[1] Rosamond W(2008)Heart disease and stroke statistics- 2008 update: a report from the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee Circulation 117 e25-146

[2] Flegal K(1991)MRC European carotid surgery trial: interim results for symptomatic patients with severe (70–99 %) or with mild (0–29 %) carotid stenosis Lancet 337 1235-43

[3] Furie K(1991)Beneficial effect of carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients with high-grade carotid stenosis N Engl J Med 325 445-53

[4] Willinsky RA(1998)Benefit of carotid endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic moderate or severe stenosis N Engl J Med 339 1415-25

[5] Taylor SM(1995)Endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis JAMA 273 1421-8

[6] TerBrugge K(2003)Neurologic complications of cerebral angiography: prospective analysis of 2,899 procedures and review of the literature Radiology 227 522-8

[7] Farb RI(2007)Complications of cerebral angiography: a prospective analysis of 2,924 consecutive procedures Neuroradiology 49 753-9

[8] Tomlinson G(1994)Carotid artery stenosis: a prospective comparison of CT angiography and conventional angiography Am J Roentgenol 163 517-23

[9] Montanera W(2004)Systematic review of computed tomographic angiography for assessment of carotid artery disease Stroke 35 2306-2

[10] Dawkins AA(2003)Prospective evaluation of carotid artery stenosis: elliptic centric contrast-enhanced MR angiography and spiral CT angiography compared with digital subtraction angiography Am J Neuroradiol 24 1012-9