MR imaging of a false carotid aneurysm.
Two months after a gunshot wound to the head of a 12-year-old boy, MR imaging outlined an asymptomatic false aneurysm of the carotid artery. The scan's ability to image in multiple planes with noninvasive visualization of pulsatile vessel flow suggests its use for follow-up examinations of traumatic injuries to the head or neck.
D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000175:diagnosis*