CT Angiography and Doppler Sonography for Emergency Assessment in Acute Basilar Artery Ischemia
Author(s) -
Tobias Brandt,
Michael Knauth,
Susanne Wildermuth,
Ralph Winter,
Rüdiger von Kummer,
K. Sartor,
Werner Hacke
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.30.3.606
Subject(s) - medicine , digital subtraction angiography , occlusion , radiology , angiography , basilar artery , thrombolysis , ischemia , stroke (engine) , mechanical engineering , myocardial infarction , engineering
Both Doppler sonography (DS) and spiral CT angiography (CTA) are noninvasive vascular assessment tools with a high potential for application in acute cerebral ischemia. The usefulness of CTA for vascular diagnosis in acute basilar artery (BA) ischemia has not yet been studied.
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