Impact of ultrasound contrast agents in cerebrovascular diagnostics

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 81-90

  Seidel, Günter ^a   Meyer, Karsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; Artery occlusion; Carotid stenosis; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; BLOOD VESSELS; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; TISSUE;

CEREBRAL MICROCIRCULATION;

ULTRASONICS;

ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM;

BIOSAFETY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN MICROCIRCULATION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0036858283     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(02)00041-1     Document Type: Article

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