Nuclear scintigraphy as a diagnostic tool in venous aneurysms.
Aneurysmal dilatation in the low pressure system of internal jugular vein is rare. A case of an aneurysm of the right internal jugular vein, is presented, which was initially diagnosed by nuclear scintigraphy and confirmed by angiography. Clinical presentation, classification, etiology, pathogenesis, and diagnostic modalities of the disease are also reviewed.
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000792:Angiography; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging