Cerebral Perfusion Imaging in Acute Stroke

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1 II, 2004, Pages

  Latchaw, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE ETHYL ESTER TC 99M; GADOLINIUM; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; IODOPHENAZONE; RADIOISOTOPE; XENON;

ACUTE DISEASE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG INFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STROKE;

EID: 1642457300     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rvi.0000112976.88422.86     Document Type: Review

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