Anomalous vertebral artery at the extraosseous and intraosseous regions of the craniovertebral junction: Analysis by three-dimensional computed tomography angiography

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 2452-2457

  Yamazaki, Masashi ^a   Koda, Masao ^a   Aramomi, Masa Aki ^a   Hashimoto, Mitsuhiro ^a   Masaki, Yutaka ^a   Okawa, Akihiko ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anomaly; Craniovertebral junction; Three dimensional computed tomography angiography; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 27644470637     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000184306.19870.a8     Document Type: Article

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