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Magnetic resonance angiography for vertebral artery evaluation in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
Neurosurgery
June 2010
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kagoshima Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Kagoshima Japan.
Objective: To examine the radiological features of vertebral artery (VA) displacement/occlusion associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) spine using magnetic resonance angiography.
Methods: Forty-seven RA patients with upper cervical lesions were evaluated for patency or abnormality of the VA by extracranial magnetic resonance angiography, with comparison of findings with those of 46 healthy volunteers.
Results: VA occlusion occurred in 4 patients (8.