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Neurological Research
A Journal of Progress in Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neurosciences
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Original Article

The diagnostic accuracy of TCD for intracranial arterial stenosis/occlusion in patients with acute ischemic stroke: the importance of time interval between detection of TCD and CTA

Jingxia Guan Department of NeurologyRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Qin Zhou Department of NeurologyRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China
,
Huangqing Ouyang Department of RadiologyRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China
,
Shaofeng Zhang Department of NeurologyRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China
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Zuneng Lu Department of NeurologyRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University, China
Pages 930-936 | Received 14 Dec 2013, Accepted 12 May 2013, Published online: 18 Nov 2013

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