Dynamic nature of the CT angiographic "spot sign"

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 994, 2010, Pages

  Chakraborty, S ^a   Blacquiere, D ^a   Lum, C ^a   Stotts, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMATOMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957672950     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/74416385     Document Type: Article

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