Transcranial Doppler assessment of cerebral embolic disorders

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-150

  Gorman, Mark ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MICROEMBOLISM; PATIENT MONITORING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033830312     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/pcad.2000.9028     Document Type: Article

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