Hyperacute diffusion-weighted MRI in basilar occlusion treated with intra-arterial t-PA

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 351-354

  Nighoghossian, N ^a,d   Derex, L ^a   Turjman, F ^b   Honnorat, J ^a   Lucain, P ^b   Berthezene, Y ^b   Artru, F ^c   Froment, J C ^b   Trouillas, P ^a  

^a Cerebrovascular Dis Ataxia Res C   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c Intensive Care Unit   (France)

^d HÔPITAL NEUROLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Basilar occlusion; Diffusion weighted MRI; Three dimensional time of flight MR angiography

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0032875466     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016011     Document Type: Article

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