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Ultrasonographic Quantification of Carotid Stenosis: A Reappraisal Using a New Gold Standard

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Atherosclerotic disease involving the carotid bifurcation is a major cause of cerebrovascular events and its treatment, by endarterectomy or stenting, aims to prevent stroke and disability.

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    In the following text, the method for stenosis American quantification (used in NASCET and ACAS) will be designated as N (e.g., 70%N) and the European method (used in ECST) will be designated as E (e.g., 70%E).

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Luís Mendes Pedro, Ruy Fernandes e Fernandes, Luís M. Silvestre & J. Fernandes e Fernandes

  2. Department of Vascular Surgery, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal

    Luís Mendes Pedro, Ruy Fernandes e Fernandes, Luís M. Silvestre & J. Fernandes e Fernandes

  3. Instituto Cardiovascular de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    Luís Mendes Pedro, Ruy Fernandes e Fernandes, Luís M. Silvestre & J. Fernandes e Fernandes

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Pedro, L.M., Fernandes e Fernandes, R., Silvestre, L.M., Fernandes e Fernandes, J. (2014). Ultrasonographic Quantification of Carotid Stenosis: A Reappraisal Using a New Gold Standard. In: Saba, L., Sanches, J., Pedro, L., Suri, J. (eds) Multi-Modality Atherosclerosis Imaging and Diagnosis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7425-8_15

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