Normal variants of the cerebral circulation at multidetector CT angiography

Radiographics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1027-1043

  Dimmick, Simon J ^a   Faulder, Kenneth C ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70349564447     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.294085730     Document Type: Review

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