Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 453-458 , April 2002

Dopplersonographic measurement of global cerebral circulation time using echo contrast-enhanced ultrasound in normal individuals and patients with arteriovenous malformations

  • Stephan Joachim Schreiber

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Stephan J. Schreiber, M.D., Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital Charité, Schumannstr. 20/21, 10098 Berlin, Germany
    • Department of Neurology, University Hospital Charité, Berlin, Germany
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  • Uwe Franke

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    • Department of Neurology, University Hospital Charité, Berlin, Germany
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  • Florian Doepp

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    • Department of Neurology, University Hospital Charité, Berlin, Germany
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  • Elda Staccioli

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    • Department of Neurology, University Hospital Charité, Berlin, Germany
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  • Kamil Uludag

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    • Department of Neurology, University Hospital Charité, Berlin, Germany
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  • JosÉ Manuel Valdueza

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    • Department of Neurology, University Hospital Charité, Berlin, Germany

Received 6 September 2001 ,Accepted 9 January 2002.

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Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
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