The role of circle of Willis anomalies in cerebral aneurysm rupture

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-26

  Lazzaro, Marc A ^a   Ouyang, Bichun ^b   Chen, Michael ^c  

^a FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTERY MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM RUPTURE; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; POSTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; CIRCLE OF WILLIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84455173315     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2010.004358     Document Type: Article

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