title: Spontaneous rupture of an adventitial cyst of the popliteal artery: confirmation with MR imaging.
abstract: A case of spontaneous rupture of an adventitial cyst in the popliteal artery is reported. Axial magnetic resonance (MR) images demonstrated the decompressed cyst, and MR angiography was a useful noninvasive technique for confirming vascular patency after cyst rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Lossef
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Calcagno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jelinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patt
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Barth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology