Transcranial Doppler detection of fat emboli

Stroke

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2687-2691

  Forteza, Alejandro M ^a   Koch, Sebastian ^a   Romano, Jose G ^a   Zych, Gregory ^a   Bustillo, Iszet Campo ^a   Duncan, Robert C ^a   Babikian, Viken L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral embolism; Embolism, fat; Trauma; Ultrasonography, Doppler, transcranial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FAT EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032758633     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.30.12.2687     Document Type: Article

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