Development of a novel MRI technique for imaging the ischaemic penumbra in experimental stroke

In Scotland, stroke is the third most common cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. However, most strokes are not fatal and can cause severe disability, with one third of survivors still functionally dependent after one year. The advent of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rT-PA) as...

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Main Author: Robertson, Craig Alan
Published: University of Glasgow 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.547198