Diffusion-weighted MRI and selection of patients for fibrinolytic therapy of acute cerebral ischaemia

Neuroradiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 379-383

  Ezura, M ^a   Takahashi, A ^a,b   Shimizu, H ^a   Yoshimoto, T ^c  

^a KOHNAN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis, intra arterial; Ischaemia, cerebral acute; Magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion weighted

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034020538     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050904     Document Type: Article

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