Purpose The purpose of this work was to determine the efficacy of MR angiography (MRA) in
the detection and characterization of occlusive disease in the vertebrobasilar system …

Background Atherosclerotic vertebrobasilar disease is a significant etiology of posterior
circulation stroke. The prospective observational VER i TAS (Vertebrobasilar Flow …

Introduction We evaluated the feasibility of multidetector CT angiography (MDCTA) in the
examination of vertebral artery (VA) pathologies and correlated the results with those of …

The diagnosis of vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI) is a clinical challenge because its
manifestations are subjective and difficult to quantify. We evaluate 61 patients with the …

BACKGROUND: Extracranial vertebral artery disease is seen in patients with internal carotid
artery stenosis, although the clinical significance is not well understood. OBJECTIVE: To …

Objectives This study investigated whether there was a relationship between steno-
occlusion of the vertebral artery (VA) segments and the dominant VA side. Materials and …

Background Treatment and prognosis of vertebrobasilar atherosclerotic disease differs
depending on stroke mechanism, such as artery‐to‐artery embolism, branch atheromatous …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE (1) To determine the prevalence of vertebral
arterial ostial stenosis (VOS) as determined by the “gold standard” of digital subtraction …

We examined whether the time-averaged maximum velocity (TAMV), flow volume (FV) or
cross-sectional area (CA) in the vertebral arteries (VA) as determined by ultrasonography …

Background and Purpose. Surgical decompression of the vascular loop of the vertebral
artery (VA) at the left lateral medulla can reduce blood pressure (BP) in hypertension, and a …