Pseudopathologic brain parenchymal enhancement due to venous reflux from left-sided injection and brachiocephalic vein narrowing

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-87

  Chen, J Y ^a   Mamourian, A C ^a   Messe, S R ^a   Wolf, R L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RHEOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; VENOUS RETURN;

ARTIFACTS; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; BRAIN DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; IOHEXOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 75749134178     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1688     Document Type: Article

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