Transcranial perfusion sonography using a low mechanical index and pulse inversion harmonic imaging: Reliability, inter-/intraobserver variability

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Harrer, J U ^a,b   Valaikiene, J ^c,d   Koch, H ^d,e   Knorr, R ^d   Horn, M ^d,f   Ickenstein, G ^d,e   Bogdahn, U ^d   Schlachetzki, F ^d  

^a MVZ at Caritas Klinik St Theresia   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^c VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^d Universityclinic Regensburg ^*  (Germany)

^e HELIOS Klinikum Aue   (Germany)

^f Klinikum Bad Hersfeld   (Germany)

Author keywords

brain perfusion; harmonic imaging; microcirculation; transcranial sonography; ultrasound contrast agents

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN; CONTRAST MEDIA; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; REFERENCE VALUES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SOFTWARE; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 78751475340     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1245369     Document Type: Article

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