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Secondary Research (e.g. systematic review) |
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Accurate, practical and cost-effective assessment of carotid stenosis in the UK (Wardlaw) 200 pages, Volume 10, number 30 |
DOI
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10.3310/hta10300 |
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Outputs from this project
- Wardlaw, JM; Chappell, FM; Best, JJK; Wartolowska, K; Berry, E. Non-invasive imaging compared with intra-arterial angiography in the diagnosis of symptomatic carotid stenosis: a meta-analysis. The Lancet 2006; 367(9521):1503-1512.
- Chappell, F; Wardlaw, J; Young, G; Gillard, J; Roditi, G; Yip, B; Pell, J; Rothwell, P; Brown, M; Randell, M.
Carotid artery stenosis: accuracy of noninvasive tests - individual patient data meta-analysis. Radiology 2009; 251:493-502.
- Chappell, FM; Wardlaw, JM; Young, GR; Gillard, JH; Roditi, GH; Yip, B; Pell, JP; Rothwell, PM; Brown, MM; Gough, MJ; Randall, MS. How accurate are non-invasive tests to diagnose carotid stenosis? An individual patient data meta-analysis. Radiology USA 2009:251(2).
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Headline: |
Study found that less invasive tests such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), computed tomographic angiography (CTA) and contrast-enhanced MRA (CEMRA) can be used in place of intra-arterial angiography if radiologists trained in carotid imaging are available. |
This report should be referenced as follows: |
Wardlaw J, Chappell F, Stevenson M, de Nigris E, Thomas S, et al. Accurate, practical and cost-effective assessment of carotid stenosis in the UK. Health Technol Assess
2006;10(30).
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Project ref: |
01/37/03 |
Original project title: |
Accurate, practical and cost-effective assessment of carotid stenosis in the UK |
Chief Investigator: |
Professor Joanna Wardlaw, Professor and Hon Consultant in Neuroradiology,
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Edinburgh
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Start Date: |
March 2003 |
Date of publication in HTA journal series |
September 2006
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Cost: |
£110,572 |
MeSH* index primary terms: |
CAROTID-STENOSIS Q-diagnosis (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
MeSH* index secondary terms: |
HUMAN; REVIEW-ACADEMIC; SENSITIVITY-AND-SPECIFICITY; COST-BENEFIT-ANALYSIS (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
NRR* number, if applicable: |
N0484121625 (*National Research Register) The National Research Register was a public database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). It is now an archive of projects from early 2000 to September 2007. Search the NRR archive. |
Project Protocol: |
Project protocol not available
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121 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month) |
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http://www.hta.ac.uk/1311 |
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