Collateral circulation in acute stroke: Assessing methods and impact: A literature review

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 97-107

  Martinon, Edouard ^a   Lefevre, Pierre Henry ^a   Thouant, Pierre ^a   Osseby, Guy Victor ^a   Ricolfi, Frederic ^a   Chavent, Adrien ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Angiography; Collateral circulation; CT angiography; Dynamic CT angiography; MRI; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIN LABELING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN CIRCULATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; HUMANS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899934504     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: 17730406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2014.02.001     Document Type: Review

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