Dramatically reducing imaging-to-recanalization time in acute ischemic stroke: Making choices

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1201-1203

  Goyal, M ^a   Almekhlafi, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESMOTEPLASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTERY OCCLUSION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN TISSUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; EDITORIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIGRAINE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPROTECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECANALIZATION; SCINTIGRAPHY; SEDATION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CRITICAL CARE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; STROKE; TIME-TO-TREATMENT; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84865297315     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3215     Document Type: Editorial

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