title: Pitfall of CT angiography for an aneurysm around middle cerebral artery bifurcation.
abstract: Computerized tomography(CT) angiography is a reliable alternative to digital subtraction angiography for the detection of aneurysms. The authors report an aneurysm of anterior temporal artery(ATA) misinterpreted as being in the bifurcation of middle cerebral artery(MCA) treated by aneurysm excision followed by primary anastomosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. cd1379@lycos.co.kr
authors.forename: Bo-Ra
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Sung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pil Joo
authors.forename: Tae-Sun
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome