MR angiographic demonstration of bilateral duplication of the extracranial vertebral artery: Unusual course and review of the literature

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1304-1306

  Ionete, C ^a   Omojola, Matthew F ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EXTRACRANIAL VERTEBRAL ARTERY DUPLICATION; FENESTRATION; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RARE DISEASE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 33747380249     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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