Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume 20, Issue 7, Supplement , Pages S349-S373 , July 2009

Reporting Standards for Carotid Artery Angioplasty and Stent Placement

  • Randall T. Higashida, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Francisco, California
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  • Philip M. Meyers, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to P.M.M., 710 W 168th St, Neurological Institute, New York, NY 10032
    • ,
  • Constantine C. Phatouros, MD

      Affiliations

    • Royal Perth Hospital, Australia
    • ,
  • John J. Connors III, MD

      Affiliations

    • Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Florida
    • ,
  • John D. Barr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mid-South Imaging and Therapeutics, Memphis, Tennessee
    • ,
  • David Sacks, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, West Reading, Pennsylvania
    • ,
  • Technology Assessment Committees of the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology and the Society of Interventional Radiology

Received 12 December 2003 ,Accepted 14 January 2004.

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