Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 1307-1313 , September 2006

Intraoperative brain ultrasound: A new approach to study flow dynamics in intracranial aneurysms

  • Thilo Hölscher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Thilo Hoelscher, MD, Assistant Adjunct Professor, University of California San Diego, Medical Center, Department of Radiology, 212 West Dickinson St. B-412, San Diego, CA 92103-8756.
    • ,
  • Javier Rodriguez-Rodriguez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Wilko G. Wilkening

      Affiliations

    • Ruhr Center of Excellence for Medical Engineering (KMR), Bochum, Germany
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  • Juan C. Lasheras

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Hoi Sang U

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA

Received 18 October 2005 ,Revised 5 May 2006 ,Accepted 19 May 2006.

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PII: S0301-5629(06)01629-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.05.017

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 32, Issue 9 , Pages 1307-1313 , September 2006

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