Hyperdense internal carotid artery sign: A CT sign of acute ischemia

Stroke

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2011-2016

  Ozdemir, Ozcan ^a,b   Leung, Andrew ^a   Bussiére, Miguel ^a   Hachinski, Vladimir ^a   Pelz, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b University Campus ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute ischemic stroke; Computed tomography; Internal carotid artery

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VALIDATION STUDY; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47649127963     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.505230     Document Type: Article

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