title: Positional compression of vertebral artery shown by magnetic resonance angiography.
abstract: This report of a woman with positional dizziness is apparently the first to describe position-dependent vertebral artery compression shown by magnetic resonance angiography. This noninvasive technique may be helpful in the differential diagnosis of positional dizziness.
authors.affiliation: Wilmington Health Associates, NC 28401, USA.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: DeMaria
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D011187:Posture; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000473:pathology; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology