Prognostic value of hyperintense vessel signals on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences in acute cerebral ischemia

European Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-79

  Girot, Marie ^a   Gauvrit, Jean Yves ^a   Cordonnier, Charlotte ^a   Pruvo, Jean Pierre ^a   Verdelho, Ana ^a   Leys, Didier ^a   Leclerc, Xavier ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Fluid attenuated inversion recovery; Hyperintense vessel signals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846949738     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098055     Document Type: Article

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