title: Spontaneous dissection of the vertebral artery: MR findings.
abstract: Spontaneous (nontraumatic) dissection of the carotid and vertebral arteries, once thought to be rare, is being recognized and reported more frequently. We report one case of spontaneous dissection of the vertebral artery initially diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging and subsequently confirmed by angiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kucharczyk
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000473:pathology*