Diffusion and perfusion magnetic resonance imaging for the evaluation of acute stroke: Potential use in guiding thrombolytic therapy

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-50

  Tong, David C ^a,b   Albers, Gregory W ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Stanford California and Cofounder   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; ALTEPLASE; PROTON; UROKINASE; WATER;

HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; STROKE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HIGH RISK PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 0034006775     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019052-200002000-00009     Document Type: Review

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