Transcranial sonography (TCS) of brain parenchyma in movement disorders: Quality standards, diagnostic applications and novel technologies

Ultraschall in der Medizin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 322-331

  Walter, U ^a   Skoloudik D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

basal ganglia; brain; movement disorders; TCS; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN DISEASES; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEVICES; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; NEURONAVIGATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS;

BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN DISEASES; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; NEURONAVIGATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84906313006     PISSN: 01724614     EISSN: 14388782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1356415     Document Type: Review

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