Value and limitations of contrast-enhanced MR angiography in spinal arteriovenous malformations and dural arteriovenous fistulas

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1249-1258

  Mull, M ^a   Nijenhuis, R J ^b   Backes, Walter H ^b   Krings, T ^a   Wilmink, J T ^b   Thron, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 34548162331     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0612     Document Type: Article

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