Contrast enhanced pulsed Doppler and colour-coded Duplex studies of the cranial vasculature

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 443-448

  Haggag, Kathrine J ^b   Russell, David ^b   Brucher, Rainer ^b   Dahl, Arve ^b   Jakobsen, Jarl ^b   Bakke, Søren ^b   Muan, Berit ^a  

^a NYCOMED IMAGING AS   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral arteries; Contrast media; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ALBUNEX; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032772178     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.1999.640443.x     Document Type: Article

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