Hemodynamic effects of decompressive craniotomy in MCA infarction: Evaluation with perfusion CT

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1895-1898

  Bendszus, Martin ^a   Müllges, Wolfgang ^a   Goldbrunner, Roland ^a   Weigand, Alexandra ^a   Solymosi, Laszlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Cerebral blood flow; CT; Ischemic stroke; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0042635395     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1656-z     Document Type: Article

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