Ultrasound in the treatment of ischaemic stroke

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 283-290

  Daffertshofer, Michael ^a   Hennerici, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; PROUROKINASE;

ARTERY OCCLUSION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ARTERY; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; ULTRASOUND; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

CATHETERIZATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIALS; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0042512293     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(03)00380-6     Document Type: Review

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