Use of the Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) for assessing CT scans in patients with acute stroke

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1534-1542

  Pexman, J H W ^a   Barber, P A ^a   Hill, M D ^a   Sevick, R J ^a   Demchuk, A M ^a   Hudon, M E ^a   Hu, W Y ^a   Buchan, A M ^a  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANATOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; OBSERVER VARIATION; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE;

AGED; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROLOGY; NEURORADIOGRAPHY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034820235     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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