Intracranial MR venography in children: Normal anatomy and variations

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1557-1562

  Widjaja, E ^a   Griffiths, P P ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRAIN VEIN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL SINUS; GALEN VEIN; HUMAN; INFANT; JUGULAR VEIN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHLEBOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL VEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL SINUSES; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 16644372359     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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