Cerebral hypoperfusion detected by spet in early neuro-behçet syndrome

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 777-780

  Trotta, F ^a   Bajocchi, G ^a   Sandri, G ^a   Ciancio, G ^a   Menegale, G ^a   Colamussi, Paolo ^a   Cittanti, C ^a   Giganti, M ^a   Piffanelli, A ^a   Tola, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 15144345923     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006231-199808000-00008     Document Type: Article

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