Diagnostic accuracy of MRI for middle cerebral artery stenosis: A postmortem study

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 318-322

  Chen, Xiang Yan ^a   Lam, Wynnie Wai Man ^a   Ng, Ho Keung ^a   Zhao, Hai Lu ^a   Wong, Ka Sing ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Histology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Middle cerebral artery; Postmortem study

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33749499932     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2006.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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