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
    • ,
  • 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.
    • ,
  • 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
    • ,
  • Jun Hata

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

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

Received 17 May 2008 ,Revised 17 December 2008 ,Accepted 12 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.01.006

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

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