Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 1155-1161 , June 2007

Altered flow territories after carotid stenting and carotid endarterectomy

  • Peter Jan Van Laar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Peter Jan Van Laar, MD, University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Radiology, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, Netherlands.
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  • Jeroen Hendrikse, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Willem P. Th.M. Mali, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Frans L. Moll, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • H. Bart van der Worp, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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  • Matthias J.P. van Osch, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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  • Jeroen van der Grond, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Received 8 August 2006 ,Accepted 15 November 2006.

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PII: S0741-5214(07)00219-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.11.067

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 45, Issue 6 , Pages 1155-1161 , June 2007

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