European Journal of Radiology
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 454-462 , March 2005

Multi-slice CT angiography of small cerebral aneurysms: is the direction of aneurysm important in diagnosis?

  • Mehmet Teksam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Baskent University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 312 2126868x1163; fax: +90 312 2237333.
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  • Alexander McKinney

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Banu Cakir

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Baskent University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
    • ,
  • Charles L. Truwit

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Received 10 March 2004 ,Revised 28 April 2004 ,Accepted 3 May 2004.

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PII: S0720-048X(04)00161-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.05.002

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 454-462 , March 2005

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