Advances in MRI-Based Detection of Cerebrovascular Changes after Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury

Translational Stroke Research

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 524-532

  Dijkhuizen, Rick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal models; Contrast agents; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroinflammation; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN PERFUSION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE PERFUSION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UPREGULATION; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 83355163216     PISSN: 18684483     EISSN: 1868601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12975-011-0130-0     Document Type: Review

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