MR Manifestations of Vertebral Artery Injuries in Cervical Spine Trauma
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
;
: 667-672, 1996.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-123418
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To assess the diagnostic efficacy of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the detection of a vertebralartery injury occurring from major cervical spine trauma. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Conventional MR findings of 63patients and 63 control subjects were compared to detect a possible change in the vertebral arteries resulted fromtrauma. Plain films, CT and clinical records were also reviewed to correlate the degree of cervical spine injurywith vascular change.RESULTS:
Nine cases of absent flow signals in vessel lumen were observed in eight patientsand one was observed in the control group. Patients more frequently demonstrated other abnormalities such asintraluminal linear signals (n=3) or focal luminal narrowing (n=9) but there was no statistical significance. There was a close relationship between degree of cord damage and occlusion of the vertebral artery.CONCLUSION:
Conventional MR imaging is useful in the detection of vertebral artery occlusion resulting from cervical spinetrauma.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Phenobarbital
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Spine
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Vertebral Artery
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
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