Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 280-285 , August 2009

Predictors of carotid artery stenosis after radiotherapy for head and neck cancers

  • Yeu-Jhy Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tung-Chieh Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tsong-Hai Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shan-Jin Ryu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Shan-Jin Ryu, MD, Stroke Center and Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, and College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 5, Fu-Shing St, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333 Taiwan

Received 20 October 2008 ,Accepted 10 January 2009.

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 This study was supported by grant CMRPG33155 of Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00052-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.01.033

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 280-285 , August 2009

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