Reliability of cranial CT versus intracerebral pressure measurement for the evaluation of generalised cerebral oedema in children

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 439-443

  Hirsch, Wolfgang ^a   Beck, Rainer ^a   Behrmann, Curt ^a   Schobess, Axel ^a   Spielmann, Rolf P ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITÄT HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0033938025     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002470000255     Document Type: Article

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