Giant thrombosed aneurysm of the vertebral artery in childhood: An extremely rare case

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 102-105

  Kirişoǧlu, M Ünal ^a   Uçar, Engin ^a   Ösün, Arif ^a   Manisali, Metin ^a   Acar, Ümit ^a   Mertol, Tansu ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Giant aneurysm; Radiologic imaging; Surgery; Thrombosis; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGY; SURGERY;

VERTEBROBASILARY SYSTEM;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOSIS; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ANEURYSM; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0345266619     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(97)00083-1     Document Type: Article

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