Clinical anatomy of the mastoid and occipital emissary veins in a large series

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-144

  Louis Jr , Robert G ^a,b   Loukas, Marios ^b   Wartmann, Christopher T ^b,c   Tubbs, R Shane ^d   Apaydin, Nihal ^e   Gupta, Ankmalika A ^a   Spentzouris, Gergios ^a   Ysique, Jacqueline R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Craniovertebral venous system; Dura larteriovenous fistula; Interventional neuroradiology; Mastoid emissary vein

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CEREBRAL VEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOID; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE;

EID: 60449084184     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-008-0423-5     Document Type: Article

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