Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 349-353 , September 2009

Race-ethnic Variation in Carotid Bifurcation Geometry

  • Sebastian Koch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Sebastian Koch, MD, Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 1150 NW 14 St, Suite 609, Miami, FL 33136.
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  • Donoffa Nelson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami
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  • Tatjana Rundek, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami
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  • Jay Mandrekar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Alejandro Rabinstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Received 25 November 2008 ,Revised 6 January 2009 ,Accepted 20 January 2009.

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PII: S1052-3057(09)00017-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2009.01.002

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 5 , Pages 349-353 , September 2009

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