Accuracy of transcranial color Doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis of middle cerebral artery spasm determined by receiver operating characteristic analysis

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 323-330

  Mariak, Zenon ^a   Krejza, Jaroslaw ^a   Swiercz, Miroslaw ^a   Kordecki, Kazimierz ^a   Lewko, Janusz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Blood flow velocity; Receiver operating characteristic; Transcranial color Doppler ultrasonography; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN VASOSPASM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

EID: 0036120076     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.96.2.0323     Document Type: Article

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