Diagnosis of hyperacute ischemic infarct with CT: Key to improved clinical outcome after intravenous thrombolysis?

Radiology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 315-318

  Russell, Eric J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain, ct, 10.12111; Brain, infarction, 13.781, 13.782; Brain, ischemia, 13.7691, 13.781; Cerebral blood vessels, thrombosis, 174.7691, 174.781; Editorials; Thrombolysis, 174.1265

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NOTE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031279911     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.205.2.9356608     Document Type: Article

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