title: [Spontaneous dissection of the cervical internal carotid artery. Diagnosis by MRI].
abstract: A case of spontaneous dissection of the cervical internal carotid artery documented by angiography and MRI is reported. Angiography showed an irregular stenosis of the upper part of the cervical internal carotid artery extending up to the base of the skull, suggestive of spontaneous dissection. The diagnosis was confirmed beyond doubt by MRI which showed a sub-intimal collection of blood with a typical hyperintense appearance.
authors.affiliation: Départment de Radiologie Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven, Belgique.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wilms
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marchal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Demaerel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Decrop
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Hecke
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baert
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: La dissection spontanée de l'artére carotide interne cervicale. Diagnostic par IRM.