Anatomy of the circle of Willis and blood flow in the brain-feeding vasculature in prematurely born infants

Neonatology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 235-241

  Van Kooij, B J M ^a   Hendrikse, J ^a   Benders, M J N L ^a   De Vries, L S ^a   Groenendaal, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cerebral arteries; Cerebral blood flow; Circle of Willis; Noninvasive imaging; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; COHORT STUDIES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREMATURE BIRTH; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 70350549912     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000253754     Document Type: Article

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