title: Compression of the medulla oblongata due to an elongated vertebral artery is a common incidental finding on MRI of the brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Göttingen-Weende, An der Lutter 24, 37085, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cierpiol
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Diagnostisches Zentrum Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Radiology, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Göttingen-Weende, An der Lutter 24, 37085, Göttingen, Germany. johannesgossner@gmx.de.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gossner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology*