Comparison of CT and MR imaging in ischemic stroke

Insights into Imaging

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 619-627

  Vymazal, Josef ^a,b   Rulseh, Aaron M ^a,b   Keller, Jiří ^a,b   Janouskova, Ladislava ^a  

^a NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular stroke; Computed tomography, spiral; Magnetic resonance imaging; Perfusion imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874219364     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18694101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13244-012-0185-9     Document Type: Review

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