Bilateral segmental agenesis of the vertebrobasilar junction: Developmental and angiographic anatomy

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2017-2022

  Burger, I M ^a   Siclari, F ^a   Gregg, L ^a   Gailloud, Philippe ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGENESIS; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VASCULARIZATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; BASILAR ARTERY; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 36448951933     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0719     Document Type: Article

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