In vivo measurement of cerebral blood flow: A review of methods and applications

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-60

  Griffiths, Paul D ^a,c   Hoggard, N ^a   Dannels, Wayne R ^b   Wilkinson, Lain D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Marconi Medical Systems   (United States)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Cerebral blood flow; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance; Stroke

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL;

BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INDICATOR DILUTION CURVE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN MAPPING; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MATHEMATICS; OXYGEN RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035038329     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/135886301673350407     Document Type: Review

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