Definition: Post-infectious vasculitis of medium arteries Findings: Coronary artery aneurysms (15%), conjunctivitis, rash, fever ALSO: great vessel aneurysms Kawasaki disease, also known as Kawasaki syndrome, is a rare autoimmune disorder…
Read More →Definition: Idiopathic non-necrotizing panarteritis. Demographics: 98% male, 99% smokers Imaging findings: Segmental vascular occlusions, corkscrew vessels, large vessels will appear normal Distribution of disease: Legs & feet | forearms &…
Read More →Quick Take on Temporal Arteritis/Giant Cell arteritis (GCA): Nomenclature: Temporal arteritis is also known as Giant cell arteritis (GCA), Horton disease, and cranial arteritis. All of these names refer to…
Read More →Etiology: idiopathic, neurofibromatosis, Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD), vasculitis, congenital Demographics: Entity seen in children and young adults, presenting with renal failure, juvenile hypertension, or rarely mesenteric ischemia. Imaging findings: Focal stenosis…
Read More →Definition: Granulomatous vasculitis of large arteries. Patient population: Mainly young women. F >> M 8:1, 90% age < 30 Symptoms: stroke, asymmetric blood pressures, pain Digital subtraction angiographic findings: Stenosis…
Read More →Definition: idiopathic proliferation of fibrous & muscular (fibromuscular!) tissue in medium & large arteries. This is not inflammatory and not atherosclerotic. FMD is the most common cause of Renal artery…
Read More →Intimal Hyperplasia This is the common pathway following vascular injury (traumatic, iatrogenic, angioplasty, stent, etc.). After PTCA, this process usually occurs for 8-12 weeks and then stabilizes. Some patients are…
Read More →Most common arterial bleeders arise from the anterior division internal iliac artery: superior gluteal, obturator, and internal pudendal artery.Embolize with whatever you have – coil, PVA, gelfoam. You always prefer…
Read More →Type of images obtained in IR. Digital Subtraction Agiography (DSA), and spot fluoro, etc. 2. Phase of contrast injection depends on timing of imaging. phases are generally classified as arterial,…
Read More →Laceration of a hepatic artery resulting in extravasation of contrast Angiogram and ultrasound of a hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm The image represents a GDA (gastroduodenal) Pseudoaneurysm secondary to pancreatitis. CT and Angiography of…
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