Transcranial doppler sonography is not a valid diagnostic tool for detection of basilar artery stenosis or in-stent restenosis: a retrospective diagnostic study

Transcranial doppler sonography is not a valid diagnostic tool for detection of basilar artery stenosis or in-stent restenosis: a retrospective diagnostic study

Abstract Background There are contradictory reports concerning the validity of transcranial sonography (TCD and TCCS) for examinations of the basilar artery. Here we investigated sensitivity and specificity of transcranial sonography for the detection of basilar artery stenosis and in-stent-restenos...

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Main Authors: Woori Koh, Kai Kallenberg, André Karch, Tobias Frank, Michael Knauth, Mathias Bähr, Jan Liman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Doppler sonography
Duplex sonography
Basilar artery stenosis
In stent restenosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-017-0872-8

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