Imaging of the ischemic penumbra in acute stroke

Korean Journal of Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 64-74

  Deok, Hee Lee ^a   Kang, Dong Wha ^a   Jae, Sung Ahn ^a   Choong, Gon Choi ^a   Sang, Joon Kim ^a   Dae, Chul Suh ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain blood flow; Brain ischemia; Brain MR; Brain perfusion; Brain PET; Review

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE; CYSTEINE ETHYL ESTER TC 99M; FLUMAZENIL C 11; FLUOROMISONIDAZOLE F 18; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; MISONIDAZOLE; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; RECANALIZATION; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 21244453950     PISSN: 12296929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2005.6.2.64     Document Type: Review

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