[Detection of brain vascular diseases with CT angiography].
OBJECTIVE
To identify the diagnostic effect of spiral CT in brain vascular diseases.


METHODS
Sixty four patients underwent CT angiography, including 22 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), 6 patients with oculomotor nerve paralysis, 5 patients with brain substance hemorrhage, 6 patients with arteriovenous malformation (AVM), 4 patients with mass or aneurysm, 5 patients with brain infarction, 16 patients with epilepsy or headache and dizzy. 8 cases also underwent digital subtraction angiography (DSA), 4 cases were performed operation in 64 cases.


RESULTS
Spiral computed tomography angiography (SCTA) was all succeeded in 64 cases. 26 aneurysms and 8 AVMs were found by SCTA; in 6 of 8 cases of AVMs, their supply arteries and drainage veins were clearly displayed; SCTAs of 5 cases with substance hemorrhage were normal; in 1 of 5 cases with cerebral hemisphere infarction, its internal carotid obstruction was demonstrated by SCTA; the results of 12 SCTAs were identical with the results of their DSA or operation.


CONCLUSIONS
SCTA is a useful non-invasive inspection method for detecting brain vascular diseases such as aneurysms and AVMs.
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Department of Radiology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
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Shen
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods