Accuracy of CT angiography in the assessment of the circle of Willis: Comparison of volume-rendered images and digital subtraction angiography

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 889-893

  Han, Ari ^a   Yoon, Dae Young ^a   Chang, Suk Ki ^a   Lim, Kyoung Ja ^a,b   Cho, Byung Moon ^a   Shin, Yoon Cheol ^a   Kim, Sam Soo ^b   Kim, Keon Ha ^c  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anatomic variation; Brain; Circle of Willis; CT angiography; Digital subtraction angiography; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ANATOMIC VARIATION; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; CT ANGIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR;

ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; RATING; TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IOHEXOL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 83155167717     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2011.110223     Document Type: Article

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