Noncontrast CT in acute stroke

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 380-386

  Vu, David ^a   Lev, Michael H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 28744459481     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2005.07.008     Document Type: Article

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