The impact of MRI on stroke management and outcomes: A systematic review

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 987-993

  Burke, James F ^a   Gelb, Douglas J ^b   Quint, Douglas J ^b   Morgenstern, Lewis B ^c   Kerber, Kevin A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

computed tomography; evaluation; magnetic resonance imaging; outcomes; stroke; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; CASE STUDY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; STROKE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888338472     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12011     Document Type: Review

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