Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 340-345.e2 , February 2009

Feasibility of simultaneous pre- and postfilter transcranial Doppler monitoring during carotid artery stenting

Presented at the Thirty-third Annual Peripheral Vascular Surgical Society Meeting, San Diego, Calif, Jun 6, 2008.

Received 6 June 2008 ,Accepted 30 August 2008.

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PII: S0741-5214(08)01510-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.102

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 2 , Pages 340-345.e2 , February 2009

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