Non-invasive diagnostic assessment of extensive vertebral artery tortuosity with enlargement of the intervertebral foramen

Authors
Vanrietvelde, F Lemmerling, M de Rooy, J Seynaeve, P Uytterhaegen, P Van de Walle, R Kunnen, M
Citation
F. Vanrietvelde et al., Non-invasive diagnostic assessment of extensive vertebral artery tortuosity with enlargement of the intervertebral foramen, EUR J RAD, 32(3), 1999, pp. 149-152
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
0720048X → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
149 - 152
Database
ISI
SICI code
0720-048X(199912)32:3<149:NDAOEV>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Two cases with an incidental finding of a widened intervertebral foramen du e to extensive tortuosity of the vertebral artery are presented. Computed t omography angiography and magnetic resonance imaging/magnetic resonance ang iography (MRA) both proved to be useful as non-invasive techniques to provi de the diagnosis. In-plane saturation is a disadvantage seen with the two-d imensional time-of-flight MRA technique. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.