Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Page 1229 , July 2009

Inadequate Acoustical Temporal Bone Window in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack or Minor Stroke: Role of Skull Thickness and Bone Density

  • Floris H.B.M. Schreuder, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Department of Biophysics, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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  • Arnold P.G. Hoeks, PhD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biophysics, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
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  • Werner H. Mess, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands

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PII: S0301-5629(09)00055-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.02.001

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Page 1229 , July 2009

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