Bilateral persistent trigeminal artery variants diagnosed by MR angiography

Cerebellum

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 745-747

  Uchino, Akira ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anterior inferior cerebellar artery; Internal carotid artery; Magnetic resonance angiography; Persistent trigeminal artery; Persistent trigeminal artery variant

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIGEMINUS ARTERY; WHITE MATTER;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84855916377     PISSN: 14734222     EISSN: 14734230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12311-011-0284-z     Document Type: Article

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