Potential and limitations of echocontrast-enhanced ultrasonography in acute stroke patients: A pilot study

Stroke

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 949-954

  Nabavi, Darius G ^a   Droste, Dirk W ^a   Kemény, Vendel ^a   Schulte Altedorneburg, Gernot ^a   Weber, Sepp ^a   Ringelstein, E Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebral arteries; Contrast media; Stroke; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 0031960302     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.29.5.949     Document Type: Article

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