Pulsatile tinnitus associated with internal carotid artery morphologic abnormalities

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1032-1036

  Sismanis, Aristides ^a   Girevendoulis, Alexander ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coiling; Computed tomography angiography; Pulsatile tinnitus; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY; TINNITUS;

AUSCULTATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; HUMANS; TINNITUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 59849114019     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181865913     Document Type: Article

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