The acetazolamide challenge: Techniques and applications in the evaluation of chronic cerebral ischemia

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 876-884

  Vagal, Achala S ^a,c   Leach, J L ^a,b,c   Fernandez Ulloa, M ^a   Zuccarello, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CYSTEINE ETHYL ESTER TC 99M; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; IOFETAMINE I 123; XENON 133;

BALLOON OCCLUSION; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CAROTID ARTERY; CEREBRAL HYPERPERFUSION SYNDROME; CEREBRAL REVASCULARIZATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EXTRAINTRACRANIAL ANASTOMOSIS; HUMAN; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 65949115728     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1538     Document Type: Review

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