MR angiography of the intracranial vessels: Technical aspects and clinical applications

Neuroradiology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 955-972

  Özsarlak, Özkan ^a   Van Goethem, Johan W ^a   Maes, Menno ^a   Parizel, Paul M ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Arteriovenous malformations; Infarction; Intracranial; Magnetic resonance; Vascular studies

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM CHELATE;

ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTERY OCCLUSION; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; IONIZING RADIATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VEIN OCCLUSION;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 20444460811     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-004-1297-9     Document Type: Review

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