The role of spiral CT for the assessment of the intracranial circulation in suspected brain-death

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 90-95

  Leclerc, X ^a   Taschner, C A ^a   Vidal, A ^a   Strecker, G ^a   Savage, J ^a   Gauvrit, J Y ^a   Pruvo, J P ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Brain death; Spinal CT

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VEIN; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSENSUS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGIST; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 33646732809     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0150-9861(06)77237-6     Document Type: Article

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