CT, MR Imaging, and MR Angiography in the Evaluation of Patients with Acute Stroke

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1 II, 2004, Pages

  Sunshine, Jeffery L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1642457299     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rvi.0000107489.61085.c6     Document Type: Review

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