The circle of Willis in healthy older persons

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 887-890

  Macchi, C ^a   Lova, R Molino ^a   Miniati, B ^a   Gulisano, M ^b   Pratesi, C ^b   Conti, A A ^a,b   Gensini, G F ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aged; Carotid stenosis, surgery; Cerebrovascular accident; Circle of Willis; Magnetic resonance angiography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036924624     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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