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Doppler color flow imaging of common carotid artery dissection

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Sonographic findings are reported in a case of common carotid artery dissection assessed by Doppler color flow imaging and confirmed by angiography. Advantages and clinical relevance of this new ultrasound method for this diagnosis are discussed.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse 5, W-4000, Düsseldorf, Germany

    W. Steinke & A. Schwartz

  2. Department of Neurology, Klinikum Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, Germany

    M. Hennerici

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Steinke, W., Schwartz, A. & Hennerici, M. Doppler color flow imaging of common carotid artery dissection. Neuroradiology 32, 502–505 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02426464

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