Brain perfusion CT in acute stroke: Current status

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 45, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  König, Matthias ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CT angiography; Ischemic stroke; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BRAIN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TISSUE;

CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW (CBF);

ANGIOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STROKE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0037368736     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00359-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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