CT angiography for brain death diagnosis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1566-1570

  Frampas, Eric ^a   Videcoq, M ^b   De Kerviler, E ^c   Ricolfi, F ^d   Kuoch, V ^e   Mourey, F ^c   Tenaillon, A ^f   Dupas, Benoit ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b Hopital Mere Enfant CHU de Nantes   (France)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^e CH Sud Francilien ^*  (France)

^f Department of Medical and Scientific Management   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN VEIN; COMA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GALEN VEIN; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RADIOLOGIST; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DEATH; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL VEINS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349216987     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1614     Document Type: Article

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