Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: DSA versus CT angiography-is the answer available?

Radiology

Volumn 258, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-17

  Moran, Christopher J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; RADIATION DOSAGE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78650624366     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: 15271315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.101911     Document Type: Review

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