Impact of anatomical variations of the circle of Willis on the incidence of aneurysms and their recurrence rate following endovascular treatment

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 895-901

  Songsaeng, D ^a,b   Geibprasert, S ^a   Willinsky, R ^a   Tymianski, M ^c   Terbrugge, K G ^a   Krings, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; APLASIA; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DYSPLASIA; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; COIL EMBOLIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957811623     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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