The Role of CT Perfusion Imaging in Acute Stroke Diagnosis: A Large Single-Center Experience

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 287-292

  Rai, Ansaar T ^a   Carpenter, Jeffrey S ^a   Peykanu, James A ^a   Popovich, Teppe ^a   Hobbs, Gerald R ^a   Riggs, Jack E ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acute stroke; computed tomography; CT; perfusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFARCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 52049114698     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.08.071     Document Type: Article

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