Anomalous vertebral artery in craniovertebral junction with occipitalization of the atlas

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 26, 2009, Pages 2838-2842

  Wang, Shenglin ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Liu, Yi ^a   Yan, Ming ^a   Zhou, Haitao ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Craniovertebral junction; Occipitalized atlas; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATLAS; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCIPITAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; CERVICAL ATLAS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE; SPINAL FUSION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 74249099032     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181b4fb8b     Document Type: Article

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