RF signals provide additional information on embolic events recorded during TCD monitoring

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 613-623

  Cowe, Joanne ^a   Gittins, John ^b   Naylor, A Ross ^a   Evans, David H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embolus detection; Gold standard; RF signal; TCD

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DOPPLER EFFECT; FREQUENCIES; SURGERY;

CEREBRAL CIRCULATION; EMBOLIC SIGNALS; RADIOFREQUENCY (RF); TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER ULTRASOUND (TCD);

ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PATIENT MONITORING; PHANTOM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RECORDING; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 18144404283     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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