Posterolateral protrusion of the vertebral artery over the posterior arch of the atlas: Quantitative anatomical study using three-dimensional computed tomography angiography

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-174

  Yamaguchi, Satoshi ^a   Eguchi, Kuniki ^a   Kiura, Yoshihiro ^a   Takeda, Masaaki ^a   Kurisu, Kaoru ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atlas; Posterolateral protrusion; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INJURY; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATLAS; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SPINE DISEASE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ATLAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 52449116916     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/9/8/167     Document Type: Article

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