Preoperative evaluation of spinal vascular malformation by MR angiography: How reliable is the technique. Case report and review of literature

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 521-524

  Sharma, Ashwani Kumar ^a   Westesson, Per Lennart ^a  

^a STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conventional angiography; DSA; Failed surgery; MRA vs. DSA; Preoperative evaluation; Spinal angiography; Vascular malformation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SPINAL ANGIOGRAPHY; SPINE MALFORMATION; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 43049165805     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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