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Role of Extracranial CT and MR Angiography

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Recent Advances in Diagnostic Neuroradiology

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Angiography, either conventional catheter angiography or non-invasive techniques such as CT and MR angiography and ultrasound, is used for the investigation of arterial and venous pathology in the neck. Its primary use is for the evaluation of the presence and severity of carotid stenosis. Other conditions such as vertebral artery stenosis and occlusion, carotid and vertebral artery dissection and fibromuscular dysplasia are less common but easily detectable with conventional angiography and, as will be discussed below, are becoming increasingly reliably evaluated by non-invasive imaging.

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  1. Consultant Neuroradiologist, Atkinson Morley’s Hospital, Copse Hill, Wimbledon, London, SW20 ONE, UK

    Andrew G. Clifton MD

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospitals K.U.L., Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Philippe Demaerel MD, PhD (Professor) (Professor)

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Clifton, A.G. (2001). Role of Extracranial CT and MR Angiography. In: Demaerel, P. (eds) Recent Advances in Diagnostic Neuroradiology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56662-2_13

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