Application of transillumination quotient for monitoring of the instantaneous width of the subarachnoid space

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 403-411

  Frydrychowski, A F ^a   Rojewski, M ^b   Guminski W ^b   Kaczmarek, J ^a   Juzwa, W ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular; Pulsation; Quotient; Subarachnoid space; Transillumination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346508868     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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