Cervical neural foraminal widening caused by the tortuous vertebral artery

Authors
Ekinci, G Baltacioglu, F Ozgen, S Akpinar, I Erzen, C Pamir, N
Citation
G. Ekinci et al., Cervical neural foraminal widening caused by the tortuous vertebral artery, CLIN IMAG, 25(5), 2001, pp. 320-322
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
CLINICAL IMAGING
ISSN journal
08997071 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
320 - 322
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-7071(200109/10)25:5<320:CNFWCB>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A case of cervical neural foraminal. widening due to tortuous vertebral art ery is presented. This entity is rarely seen. Plain radiography, CT, 3-D CT angiography, MRL and MRA findings of the case are presented and the import ance of this vascular anomaly in the differential diagnosis of neural foram inal widening is discussed. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reser ved.