Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1068-1075, July 2009

Flow Volume and Cross-Sectional Area of the Extracranial Vertebral Arteries and its Relation to Vascular Lesions or Anatomical Variations in the Posterior Circulation

  • Yoko Wakugawa

      Affiliations

    • Cerebrovascular and Neurology Center, National Hospital Organization Fukuoka Higashi Medical Center, Koga City, Fukuoka, Japan
    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Sugimori

      Affiliations

    • Cerebrovascular and Neurology Center, National Hospital Organization Fukuoka Higashi Medical Center, Koga City, Fukuoka, Japan
    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Hiroshi Sugimori, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 812-8685, Japan.
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  • Hiroshi Nakane

      Affiliations

    • Cerebrovascular and Neurology Center, National Hospital Organization Fukuoka Higashi Medical Center, Koga City, Fukuoka, Japan
    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Jun Hata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Katsumi Irie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Takanari Kitazono

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan
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  • Mitsuo Iida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan

Received 17 May 2008; received in revised form 17 December 2008; accepted 12 January 2009. published online 27 April 2009.

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PII: S0301-5629(09)00026-X

doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.01.006

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 35, Issue 7 , Pages 1068-1075, July 2009