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The Computerized Tomographic Assessment of Brain Infarcts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

D.E. Tubman ,
R. Ethier ,
D. Melançon ,
G. Bélanger  and
S. Taylor
D.E. Tubman*
Affiliation:
Departments of Radiology, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Neuroradiology, Montreal Neurological Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
R. Ethier*
Affiliation:
Departments of Radiology, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Neuroradiology, Montreal Neurological Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
D. Melançon*
Affiliation:
Departments of Radiology, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Neuroradiology, Montreal Neurological Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
G. Bélanger*
Affiliation:
Departments of Radiology, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Neuroradiology, Montreal Neurological Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
S. Taylor*
Affiliation:
Departments of Radiology, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Neuroradiology, Montreal Neurological Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
*
Department of Radiology, Health Sciences Centre, 700 William Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0Z3
Department of Radiology, Health Sciences Centre, 700 William Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0Z3
Department of Radiology, Health Sciences Centre, 700 William Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0Z3
Department of Radiology, Health Sciences Centre, 700 William Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0Z3
Department of Radiology, Health Sciences Centre, 700 William Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0Z3
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The computed tomographic (CT) examinations of one hundred and sixty patients with a clinical diagnosis of cerebral infarction were reviewed. A characteristic CT pattern was noted. Infused scans and follow-up studies allowed for considerable accuracy in diagnosis.

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , May 1981 , pp. 121 - 126
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1981

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