Comparative study of 18 gauge and 20 gauge intravenous catheters during transcranial Doppler ultrasonography with saline solution contrast

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 341-344

  Khan, Khurshid A ^a   Yeung, Michael ^a   Shuaib, Ashfaq ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catheters; Shunts; Transcranial Doppler ultrtasonography; Venous to arteial

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CATHETERS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOPPLER EFFECT; MEDICAL IMAGING;

DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY; INTRAVENOUS CATHETERS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 0031149320     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1997.16.5.341     Document Type: Article

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