Circle of Willis artery diameters on MR angiography: An Australian reference database

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 248-260

  El Barhoun, E N ^a   Gledhill, S R ^b   Pitman, A G ^c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artery diameter; Circle of Willis; Circle of Willis variants; Disease; MRA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249141994     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2009.02056.x     Document Type: Article

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