Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 1213-1217 , June 2006

Comparison Between Transcranial Color Doppler Ultrasonography and Angiography in the Confirmation of Brain Death

  • J. Poularas

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    • Intensive Care Unit, Genimatas General State Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • D. Karakitsos

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Genimatas General State Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • G. Kouraklis

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Transplantation Center
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  • A. Kostakis

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Transplantation Center
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  • E. De Groot

      Affiliations

    • Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • A. Kalogeromitros

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Genimatas General State Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • D. Bilalis

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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  • J. Boletis

      Affiliations

    • Transplantation Center, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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  • A. Karabinis

      Affiliations

    • Intensive Care Unit, Genimatas General State Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Andreas Karabinis, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Intensive Care Medicine, Athens University, School of Medicine, Director of ICU Department, Genimatas General State Hospital, Mesogeion Ave 154, Athens, Greece.

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PII: S0041-1345(06)00217-X

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.02.127

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 1213-1217 , June 2006

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