FDA investigates the safety of brain perfusion CT

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-3

  Wintermark, M ^a   Lev, M H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FLUOROSCOPY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGIST; STROKE;

CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; SAFETY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 75749140985     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1967     Document Type: Editorial

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