Subaortic left brachiocephalic veins: Computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiography findings

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 335-338

  Gülsün, Meltem ^a   Gogkoalu A ^a   Ariyurek M ^a   Basaran Demirkazik F ^a   Hazirolan, T ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance angiography; Spiral; Veins

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPROMIDE;

ADULT; AORTA ARCH; AORTOPULMONARY SEPTAL DEFECT; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRACHEA; VEIN DILATATION; VEIN MALFORMATION;

BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0142211296     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-003-0120-3     Document Type: Article

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