False-negative IV-DSA in external jugular phlebectasia.
We report a patient with external jugular phlebectasia in whom we performed intravenous digital subtraction angiography but failed to demonstrate the lesion. Direct injection of contrast into the lesion is the preferred method of radiological demonstration.
Aggarwal
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Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Misra
N K
NK
Sharma
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D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D003287:Contrast Media