The V2 segment of the vertebral artery in anterior and anterolateral cervical spinal surgery: A cadaver angiographic study

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 440-445

  Güvençer, Mustafa ^a   Men, Süleyman ^a   Naderi, Sait ^a   Kiray, Amaç ^a   Tetik, Süleyman ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Longus colli muscle; Uncinate process; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; SILICON;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SPINE SURGERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CADAVER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL CORD; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 33747398722     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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