Complete nonvisualization of basilar artery on MR angiography in patients with vertebrobasilar ischemic stroke: Favorable outcome factors

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 269-276

  Kim, H Y ^a   Chung, C S ^b   Moon, S Y ^b   Lee, K H ^b   Han, S H ^c  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Basilar artery; Magnetic resonance angiography; Vertebrobasilar ischemic stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASILAR ARTERY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 10844258795     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080351     Document Type: Review

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