Contrast-Enhanced Transcranial Color Sonography in the Diagnosis of Cerebral Circulatory Arrest

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1466-1468

  Llompart Pou, J A ^a   Abadal, J M ^a   Velasco, J ^a   Homar, J ^a   Blanco, C ^a   Ayestaran J I ^a   Perez Barcena J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SONOVUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; TRANSCRANIAL COLOR SONOGRAPHY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL ARTERIAL DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; TISSUE DONORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 67449158214     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.12.036     Document Type: Article

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