Stroke and CT perfusion

Radiologic Technology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Johnson, Marlene M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTIGRAPHY;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PERFUSION IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84867315007     PISSN: 00338397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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