✦ LIBER ✦
Mr angiography artifact due to metal joint of ventriculoperitoneal shunt mimicking severe carotid stenosis
✍ Scribed by A. John Kuta; Wendy R. K. Smoker; Timothy J. Cole; Robert R. Beskin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 210 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1053-1807
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✦ Synopsis
An artifact due to the metal joint of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt resulted in a diagnosis of severe internal carotid artery stenosis at magnetic resonance angiography. Conventional x-ray angiography showed the presence of the metal joint and revealed that the artery was not etenotic. Index terms: Artlfact * Carotld arter. les. MR. 172.12142 * Carotid arterles. stenosls or obstructlon. 172.721 -Srents and prostheses