Updates in the determination of brain death

Neuroradiology Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-150

  Beltramello, A ^a   Ricciardi, G K ^a   Pizzini, Francesca Benedetta ^a   Piovan, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood flow measurements; Brain death; Transplant medicine

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LAW; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77952976396     PISSN: 19714009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140091002300201     Document Type: Review

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