Brain perfusion CT: Principles, technique and clinical applications;La TC-perfusione dell'encefalo: Principi, tecnica, applicazioni cliniche

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1225-1243

  Cianfoni, A ^a   Colosimo, C ^a   Basile, M ^a   Wintermark, M ^b   Bonomo, L ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Brain ischemia; Brain neoplasms; CT; Hemodynamics; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ARTIFACTS; BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38349060860     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-007-0219-4     Document Type: Article

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