European Journal of Radiology
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 221-224 , May 2005

Comparison of vertebral artery velocity and flow volume measurements for diagnosis of vertebrobasilar insufficiency using color duplex sonography

  • Murat Acar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Kirmizi Hastane, 03200 Afyon, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 272 213 67 07; fax: +90 272 214 49 96.
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  • Bumin Degirmenci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Kirmizi Hastane, 03200 Afyon, Turkey
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  • Aylin Yucel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Kirmizi Hastane, 03200 Afyon, Turkey
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  • Ramazan Albayrak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Kirmizi Hastane, 03200 Afyon, Turkey
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  • Alpay Haktanir

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, Kirmizi Hastane, 03200 Afyon, Turkey
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  • Mehmet Yaman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Afyon Kocatepe University, 03200 Afyon, Turkey

Received 22 April 2004 ,Revised 28 June 2004 ,Accepted 30 June 2004.

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PII: S0720-048X(04)00245-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.06.017

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 221-224 , May 2005

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