An update on brain imaging in transient ischemic attack

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-11

  Souillard Scemama, R ^a   Tisserand, M ^a   Calvet, D ^a   Jumadilova, D ^a   Lion, S ^a   Turc, G ^a   Edjlali, M ^a   Mellerio, C ^a   Lamy, C ^a   Naggara, O ^a   Meder, J F ^a   Oppenheim, C ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

Author keywords

Brain ischemia; Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroimaging; Transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUROIMAGING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VASCULAR IMAGING; BRAIN; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEURORADIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TRENDS;

BRAIN; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEURORADIOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84923609023     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: 17730406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2014.11.001     Document Type: Review

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