Case report. MRI and MR angiography of basilar artery dissection in a child

Neuroradiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 654-657

  Scazzeri, F ^a   Mascalchi, M ^c   Calabrese, R ^b   Quilici, N ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b Forte dei Marmi   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arteries dissection; Basilar artery; Magnetic resonance angiography; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; METHEMOGLOBIN;

ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; BASILAR ARTERY; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0030876499     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050485     Document Type: Article

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