title: Cervical neural foraminal widening caused by the tortuous vertebral artery.
abstract: A case of cervical neural foraminal widening due to tortuous vertebral artery is presented. This entity is rarely seen. Plain radiography, CT, 3-D CT angiography, MRI, and MRA findings of the case are presented and the importance of this vascular anomaly in the differential diagnosis of neural foraminal widening is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Marmara Universitesu Hastanesi, Radyoloji A.B.D., Tophanelioglu cad. 13/15, 81190 Altunizade, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ekinci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baltacioglu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozgen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erzen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pamir
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008875:Middle Aged; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*