Basilar and bilateral carotid dolichoectasia with spontaneous dissection of C2 segment of the internal carotid artery

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1241-1244

  Borota, Ljubisa ^a,b   Jonasson, P ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID DOLICHOECTASIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

BASILAR ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL, DISSECTION; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33747437996     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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