Perfusion measurements of the brain: Using dynamic CT for the quantitative assessment of cerebral ischemia in acute stroke

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 170-184

  Klotz, Ernst ^a   König, Matthias ^b  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

HEPARIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STROKE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0344417098     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(99)00009-1     Document Type: Article

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