MRI and MRA for evaluation of dissection of craniocerebral arteries: lessons from the medical literature.
MR imaging and MR angiography have become first-line imaging techniques in assessment of the patient with suspected dissection of the carotid and vertebral arteries. This review describes the advantages of these two techniques for diagnosis and describes diagnostic pitfalls.
Provenzale
James M
JM
Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. prove001@mc.duke.edu
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging