Spontaneous rupture of an adventitial cyst of the popliteal artery: confirmation with MR imaging.
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.
Lossef
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Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007.
Rajan
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Calcagno
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Jelinger
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Patt
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Barth
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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