Assessment of brain perfusion in coma and comparison between SPECT and CT scan data: Preliminary report

Neurological Research

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Facco, E ^a   Munari, M ^a   Behr, A U ^a   Baratto, F ^a   Zucchetta, P ^a   Bui, F ^a   Cesaro, S ^a   Giron, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coma; CT scan; Head injury; Outcome; SPECT; Stroke

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031949523     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1998.11740608     Document Type: Article

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