Craniocervical Dissections: Radiologic Findings, Pitfalls, Mimicking Diseases: A Pictorial Review

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MEHDI E., Aralasmak A., Toprak H., Yildiz S., Kurtcan S., Kolukisa M., ...More

CURRENT MEDICAL IMAGING REVIEWS, vol.14, no.2, pp.207-222, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.2174/1573405613666170403102235
  • Journal Name: CURRENT MEDICAL IMAGING REVIEWS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.207-222
  • Keywords: Craniocervical dissection, DSA, MRA, MRI, CTA, CT, CAROTID-ARTERY DISSECTION, DEDICATED SURFACE COIL, CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, CEREBROVASCULAR DISSECTIONS, SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, DIAGNOSIS, INJURIES, ANEURYSMS, THROMBOLYSIS, ANGIOGRAPHY
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Craniocervical Dissections (CCD) are a crucial emergency state causing 20% of strokes in patients under the age of 45. Although DSA (digital substraction angiography) is regarded as the gold standard, noninvasive methods of CT, CTA and MRI, MRA are widely used for diagnosis.