Clinical carotid endarterectomy decision making

Beneficial Effect of Carotid Endarterectomy in Symptomatic Patients with High-Grade Carotid Stenosis

1991 • 8,040 citations

Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

1995 • 3,566 citations

Benefit of Carotid Endarterectomy in Patients with Symptomatic Moderate or Severe Stenosis

1998 • 3,440 citations

Randomised trial of endarterectomy for recently symptomatic carotid stenosis: final results of the MRC European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST)

1998 • 3,202 citations

Problems of Spectrum and Bias in Evaluating the Efficacy of Diagnostic Tests

1978 • 1,699 citations

Carotid Endarterectomy and Prevention of Cerebral Ischemia in Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

1991 • 962 citations

Use of Methodological Standards in Diagnostic Test Research

1995 • 696 citations

Guidelines for Carotid Endarterectomy

1998 • 664 citations

Neurologic complications of cerebral angiography.

1994 • 547 citations

Interrelation Between Plaque Surface Morphology and Degree of Stenosis on Carotid Angiograms and the Risk of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

2000 • 387 citations

CT Angiography for the Detection and Characterization of Carotid Artery Bifurcation Disease

2000 • 217 citations

Selective cerebral intraarterial DSA

1990 • 217 citations

Importance of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease in Patients With Symptomatic Stenosis of the Internal Carotid Artery

1999 • 200 citations

Preoperative Assessment of the Carotid Bifurcation

1995 • 194 citations

Complications of cerebral angiography for patients with mild carotid territory ischaemia being considered for carotid endarterectomy.

1990 • 189 citations

Multicenter review of preoperative risk factors for carotid endarterectomy in patients with ipsilateral symptoms.

1994 • 174 citations

Perioperative Imaging Strategies for Carotid Endarterectomy

1995 • 160 citations

Assessment of carotid artery stenosis by ultrasonography, conventional angiography, and magnetic resonance angiography: Correlation with ex vivo measurement of plaque stenosis

1995 • 142 citations

Proposed New Duplex Classification for Threshold Stenoses Used in Various Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trials

1998 • 114 citations

Critical Appraisal of the Design and Reporting of Studies of Imaging and Measurement of Carotid Stenosis

2000 • 110 citations

Carotid endarterectomy in asymptomatic patients — Is contrast angiography necessary? A morbidity analysis

1995 • 98 citations

An Approach for the Use of Doppler Ultrasound as a Screening Tool for Hemodynamically Significant Stenosis (Despite Heterogeneity of Doppler Performance)

1996 • 95 citations

Comparison of magnetic resonance angiography, duplex ultrasound, and digital subtraction angiography in assessment of extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis.

1994 • 87 citations

A multicenter validation study of Doppler ultrasound versus angiography

1991 • 83 citations

Grading Carotid Stenosis With Ultrasound

1997 • 77 citations

Determination of 60% or Greater Carotid Stenosis: A Prospective Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Duplex Ultrasound with Conventional Angiography

1998 • 76 citations

Measurement of internal carotid artery stenosis from source MR angiograms.

1994 • 66 citations

Combined use of duplex imaging and magnetic resonance angiography for evaluation of patients with symptomatic ipsilateral high-grade carotid stenosis

1993 • 64 citations

Carotid stenosis: a comparison between MR and spiral CT angiography

1998 • 62 citations

Changes Over Time in Optimal Duplex Threshold for the Identification of Patients Eligible for Carotid Endarterectomy

1998 • 59 citations

Combined use of duplex imaging and magnetic resonance angiography for evaluation of patients with symptomatic ipsilateral high-grade carotid stenosis

1993 • 55 citations

Variability in Measurement of Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis as Displayed by Both Digital Subtraction and Magnetic Resonance Angiography

1996 • 52 citations

MR angiographic and sonographic indications for endarterectomy

1998 • 48 citations

Preoperative Testing before Carotid Endarterectomy: A Survey of Vascular Surgeons' Attitudes

1997 • 45 citations

Observer variation in the interpretation of intra-arterial angiograms and the risk of inappropriate decisions about carotid endarterectomy.

1996 • 44 citations

Selection of patients for carotid endarterectomy

1999 • 39 citations

Carotid artery stenosis: Preoperative noninvasive evaluation in a community hospital

1995 • 34 citations

Comparative study of magnetic resonance angiography, digital subtraction angiography, duplex ultrasound examination with surgical and histological findings of atherosclerotic carotid bifurcation disease.

1996 • 23 citations