Imaging in acute ischaemic stroke: Essential for modern stroke care

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 1017, 2010, Pages 409-418

  Warren, Daniel J ^a   Musson, Rachel ^a   Connolly, Daniel J A ^a   Griffiths, Paul D ^b   Hoggard, Nigel ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; STROKE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77956039096     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2010.097931     Document Type: Review

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