Abstract
OBJECTIVE. This review presents some of the more common causes of false-positive and false-negative interpretations of cross-sectional imaging studies showing, or designed to show, dissection of the carotid or vertebral arteries. CONCLUSION. Dissection of the craniocervical arteries is a diagnosis that can be very dif-ficult on cross-sectional imaging studies such as CT angiography, MRI, and MR angiography.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 45-52 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | American Journal of Roentgenology |
| Volume | 196 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Carotid
- CT angiography
- Dissection
- False-negative
- False-positive
- MR angiography
- MRI
- Vertebral
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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