Ultra-early doppler sonography for stroke

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 806-808

  Imray, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STROKE; ACUTE DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; MORTALITY; NOTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 33750602829     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70557-9     Document Type: Letter

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