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Magnetic resonance angiographic evidence of sex-linked variations in the circle of willis and the occurrence of cerebral aneurysms.
Journal of neurosurgery - 1 Apr 2002
Horikoshi Toru, Akiyama Iwao, Yamagata Zentaro, Sugita Masao, Nukui Hideaki
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OBJECT: In this study the authors investigated the relationship between variations in the circle of Willis observed on magnetic resonance (MR) angiograms and locations of cerebral aneurysms, and evaluated the risk of aneurysm formation. METHODS: One hundred thirty-one patients with cerebral aneurysms were retrospectively selected from a series of 4518 patients who underwent MR angiography at one neurosurgical...
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