Echocontrast enhanced transcranial colour-coded duplex offers improved visualization of the vertebrobasilar system

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 193-199

  Droste, D W ^a   Nabavi, D G ^a   Kemeny V ^a   Schulte Altedorneburg, G ^a   Ritter, M A ^a   Weber, S ^b   Ringelstein, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast media; Duplex scanning; Ultrasonics; Vertebrobasilar circulation

Indexed keywords

SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0031670514     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb07293.x     Document Type: Article

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