Engorged and tortuous intradural filum terminale vein as a sign of a sacral dural arteriovenous malformation

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 152-155

  Chen, Chi Jen ^a   Hsu, Hui Ling ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Malformation, arteriovenous; Myelography; Spine, abnormalities; Vein, filum terminale

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

LUMBAR ARTERIOGRAMS;

RADIOLOGY;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DURA MATER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD MALFORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; CAUDA EQUINA; DURA MATER; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; VEINS;

EID: 0036876408     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00010-4     Document Type: Article

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