Incompetent circle of Willis and vertebrobasilar insufficiency

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 657-664

  Welsh, Louis W ^a   Lewin, Bernard ^a   Welsh, John J ^a   Dragonette, Joseph E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Circle of Willis; Magnetic resonance angiography; Vertebrobasilar insufficiency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL PERFUSION; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0041622949     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940311200801     Document Type: Article

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