Absence of abnormal vessels in the subarachnoid space on conventional magnetic resonance imaging in patients with spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Miller, Timothy R ^a   Eskey, Clifford J ^b   Mamourian, Alexander C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance angiography Perimedullary flow voids; Spinal dural arteriovenous fistula

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; CONTRAST MEDIA; DURA MATER; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 84861768216     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.2.FOCUS1214     Document Type: Article

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