European Journal of Radiology
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 450-453 , March 2005

An evaluation of internal carotid artery and cerebral blood flow volume using color duplex sonography in patients with vertebral artery hypoplasia

Received 18 March 2004 ,Revised 6 May 2004 ,Accepted 10 May 2004.

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☆ This paper was presented at ECR 2004 and it has been selected as an interesting scientific exhibit abstract.

PII: S0720-048X(04)00181-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.05.010

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 450-453 , March 2005

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