Noncontrast computed tomographic Hounsfield unit evaluation of cerebral venous thrombosis: A quantitative evaluation

Neuroradiology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 941-945

  Besachio, David A ^a,b   Quigley III, Edward P ^a   Shah, Lubdha M ^a   Salzman, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b United States Navy ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis; Computed tomography; Hematocrit; Hounsfield unit; Venoarterial difference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HOUNSFIELD UNIT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL VEINS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880846302     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: 14321920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-013-1194-1     Document Type: Article

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