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Unusual subclavian steal: bidirectional and antegrade blood flow in the vertebral artery

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We present an unusual radiographic manifestation of subclavian steal seen in six patients. These cases differ from the classic form of subclavian steal in that antegrade and bidirectional blood flow in the vertebral-subclavian antery system in seen, resulting in the steal phenomenon.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, Lousiana State University Medical Center, 71130-3932, Shreveport, LA, USA

    M. Mirfakhraee

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 87131, Albuquerque, NM, USA

    E. C. Benzel

  3. Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 77551, Galveston, TX, USA

    F. C. Guinto & M. J. Crofford

  4. Department of Radiology, Medical College of Georgia, 30902, Augusta, GA, USA

    E. F. Binet

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Mirfakhraee, M., Benzel, E.C., Guinto, F.C. et al. Unusual subclavian steal: bidirectional and antegrade blood flow in the vertebral artery. Neuroradiology 37, 503–511 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593705

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