Prevalence study of proximal vertebral artery stenosis using high-resolution contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 314-321

  Kim, S H ^a   Lee, J S ^a   Kwon, O K ^a   Han, M K ^a   Kim, J H ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain; Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA); Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOLOGY; DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ARTERIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY (MRA);

BRAIN;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; KOREA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASILAR ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTRAST MEDIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KOREA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 22844450783     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850510016009     Document Type: Article

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