Distances from the atlantal segment of the vertebral artery to the midline in children

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 330-334

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a,c   Smyth, Matthew D ^b   Wellons III, John C ^b   Oakes, W Jerry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Pediatric Neurosurgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Atlas; Suboccipital region; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATLAS; BRAIN REGION; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATLAS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFERENCE VALUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 1642496858     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075262     Document Type: Article

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