Use of CT angiography in patient selection for thrombolytic therapy

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-172

  Chuang, Yu Ming ^a,b   Chao, A Ching ^a   Teng, Michael Mu Ho ^b,c   Wu, Hsiu Mei ^b,c   Lirng, Jiing Feng ^b,c   Wu, Zin An ^a,c   Chiang, Jen Huey ^b,c   Hu, Han Hwa ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia; CT angiography; Intracranial aneurysm; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037708494     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(02)42254-1     Document Type: Article

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