A multidetector CT angiography study of variations in the circle of Willis in a Chinese population

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 379-383

  Li, Qi ^a   Li, Jialun ^a   Lv, Fajin ^a   Li, Kewei ^a   Luo, Tianyou ^a   Xie, Peng ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese population; Circle of Willis; Collateral circulation; CT angiography; Fetal type

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CHINESE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79551537110     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.07.137     Document Type: Article

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