Plasticity of circle of willis: A longitudinal observation of flow patterns in the circle of willis one week after stenting for severe internal carotid artery stenosis

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 572-578

  Chuang, Yu Ming ^a,b   Lin, Ching Po ^b,c   Wong, Ho Fai ^e   Chang, Yeu Jhy ^d   Chang, Chien Hung ^d   Chang, Ting Yu ^d   Wu, Tai Cheng ^d   Wu, Hsiu Chuan ^d   Lee, Tsong Hai ^d,f  

^a Lo Sheng Sanatorium ^*  (Taiwan)

^b Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Department of Neurology   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^f CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

A1 hypoplasia; Carotid artery stenting; Circle of Willis; Magnetic resonance angiography; P1 hypoplasia; Posterior communicating artery hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ISCHEMIA; STENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS;

EID: 65449152269     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000214221     Document Type: Article

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