Diffusion-weighted imaging and diagnosis of transient ischemic attack

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-76

  Brazzelli, Miriam ^a,b   Chappell, Francesca M ^a,c   Miranda, Hector ^a,d   Shuler, Kirsten ^a,c   Dennis, Martin ^a   Sandercock, Peter A G ^a,c   Muir, Keith ^c,e   Wardlaw, Joanna M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Glasgow ^*  (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE;

EID: 84894107166     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.24026     Document Type: Article

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