The human foramen magnum - Normal anatomy of the cisterna magna in adults

Neuroradiology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1333-1339

  Whitney, Nathaniel ^a   Sun, Hai ^a   Pollock, Jeffrey M ^a   Ross, Donald A ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Chiari malformation; Cisterna magna

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CISTERNA MAGNA; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; CISTERNA MAGNA; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; OREGON; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84888293015     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: 14321920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-013-1269-z     Document Type: Article

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