Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD ... CTA probably has greater sensitivity for dissection than MRA or ultrasound relative to conventional angiography. Higher quality studies on imaging ...

Carotid artery dissection can also cause pain in the neck. This condition occurs due to a tear in the artery, sometimes due to an injury. It is a medical emergency and can lead to a stroke.

Carotid Artery Ultrasound Doppler Scan - This is a noninvasive diagnostic test that uses ultrasound to detect narrowing of the arteries in the neck and can estimate the degree of narrowing or ...

A murmur of aortic regurgitation can occur if the aortic root is dilated from the dissection. Neurologic deficits can be seen if the carotid artery is involved or if spinal ischemia is present.

Carotid percutaneous transluminal angioplasty/stenting has become an accepted treatment modality for carotid artery stenosis in high-risk patients. There has been an ongoing debate regarding which ...

Coronary angiography was performed at once and demonstrated a traumatic proximal LAD dissection ... Acute coronary artery injuries after blunt trauma to the chest are rare and life-threatening.

Cerebral angiogram ... femoral artery near the groin and navigate it to the arteries in the neck. Blood supply to the brain comes from four main vessels originating from the aortic arch: two vertebral ...