Microsurgical anatomy of the posterior cerebral artery in three-dimensional images

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 233-257

  Párraga, Richard Gonzalo ^a   Ribas, Guilherme Carvalhal ^a,b   Andrade, Sergio Eduardo Gómez Llata ^c   De Oliveira, Evandro ^a,d  

^a HOSPITAL BENEFICÊNCIA PORTUGUESA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Microsurgical anatomy; Perimesencephalic cisterns; Posterior cerebral artery; Stereoscopic images; Temporal lobe

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; SILICONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PEDUNCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROANATOMY; PARIETO-OCCIPITAL SULCUS; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; STEREOMICROSCOPY; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 79953858707     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2010.10.053     Document Type: Review

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