Validation of a New Reference Standard for the Diagnosis of Vasospasm

Academic Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1083-1089

  Reichman, Melissa ^a   Gold, Rachel ^b   Greenberg, Edward ^a   Ivanidze, Jana ^c   Elias, Elliot ^d   Comunale, Joseph ^a   Tsiouris, Apostolos J ^a   Johnson, Carl ^a   Sanelli, Pina C ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage; DSA; Reference standard; Validation; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

ANEURYSMAL SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VASOSPASM;

EID: 77955408891     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2010.04.025     Document Type: Article

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