Imaging anatomy and variation of vertebral artery and bone structure at craniocervical junction

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1102-1108

  Duan, Shaoyin ^a   Lv, Shaomao ^a   Ye, Feng ^a   Lin, Qingchi ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Computer assisted; Craniocervical junction; Image processing; Vertebral artery; X ray

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE STRUCTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXIS; BONE AND BONES; CERVICAL ATLAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549133619     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-009-0925-9     Document Type: Article

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