Cost-effectiveness of intraoperative imaging in carotid endarterectomy.

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Published in Neurosurgery on September 01, 2005

Authors

Mark G Burnett1, Sherman C Stein, Seema S Sonnad, Eric L Zager

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. burnettmg@hotmail.com

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