Cervical neural foraminal widening caused by the tortuous vertebral artery.
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.
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Marmara Universitesu Hastanesi, Radyoloji A.B.D., Tophanelioglu cad. 13/15, 81190 Altunizade, Istanbul, Turkey.
Baltacioglu
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Ozgen
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Akpinar
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Erzen
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Pamir
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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*