Surgical anatomy and landmarks for the basal vein of Rosenthal

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 900-902

  Tubbs, R Shane ^a,b,g   Loukas, Marios ^d,e   Louis Jr , Robert G ^d   Shoja, Mohammadali M ^f   Askew, Cameron S ^c   Phantana Angkool, April ^c   Salter, E George ^b   Oakes, W Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Brain; Cadaver; Cranium; Midbrain; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN VEIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MESENCEPHALON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL VEINS; CISTERNA MAGNA; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 34247868942     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2007.106.5.900     Document Type: Article

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