Multisociety consensus quality improvement guidelines for intra-arterial catheter-directed treatment of acute ischemic stroke: Implications for neuroradiology and stroke centers

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 697-699

  Connors, J J ^a   Black, C M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTERY CATHETER; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERFUSION; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVASCULARIZATION; THROMBECTOMY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876706872     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3520     Document Type: Editorial

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