Computed tomography and magnetic resonance angiography in the evaluation of aberrant origin of the external carotid artery branches

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 393-399

  Cappabianca, Salvatore ^a   Scuotto, Assunta ^a   Iaselli, Francesco ^a,b   Di Spinazzola, Nicoletta Pignatelli ^a   Urraro, Fabrizio ^a   Sarti, Giuseppe ^a   Montemarano, Marcella ^a   Grassi, Roberto ^a   Rotondo, Antonio ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anatomical variants; Computed tomography angiography; External carotid artery; Magnetic resonance angiography; Neck

Indexed keywords

GADOBUTROL; IOMEPROL;

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY ANOMALY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY ANOMALY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 84864036469     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: 12798517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-011-0926-3     Document Type: Article

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