Effect of contrast material (Levovist) infusion on peak systolic velocity in middle cerebral artery using transcranial color-coded duplex sonography

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 267-270

  Hamaguchi, Hirotoshi ^a   Kanda, Fumio ^a   Imafuku, Ichiro ^b   Kunimoto, Masanari ^c   Chihara, Kazuo ^a  

^a Neurology   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

contrast agent; Levovist; middle cerebral artery; stenotic lesion; Transcranial color coded duplex sonography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; SHU 508;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 7944222695     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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