Diagnostic value of cerebral angiography in the confirmation of brain death. Advantages and inconvenients;Valor diagnostico de la angiografia cerebral en la confirmacion de la muerte encefalica. Ventajas e inconvenientes

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 135-141

  Millan Juncos J M ^a   Campollo Velarde, J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angiography; Brain death; Cerebral blood flow; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033914063     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0210-5691(00)79573-8     Document Type: Article

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