Radionuclide angiography as a confirmatory test for brain death: A review of 229 studies in 219 patients

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1091-1096

  Flowers Jr , W Mel ^a   Patel, Bharti R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN SCINTIANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 1842289825     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199711000-00007     Document Type: Review

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