Tortuosity of carotid and vertebral arteries: A magnetic resonance angiographic study

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 235-239

  Pelaez, Jorge M ^a   Levine, Ross L ^b,c   Hafeez, Faizan ^b   Dulli, Douglas A ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^c WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Ischemia; Magnetic resonance angiography; MRI; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIGRAINE; PREVALENCE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ARTERY BRUIT; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY TORTUOSITY; CAROTIDYNIA; CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TINNITUS; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VERTEBRAL ARTERY TORTUOSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 0031717563     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jon199884235     Document Type: Article

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