Imaging Challenges in the Diagnosis of Anatomical Variations of the Supra-Aortic Vessels: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
Alexandra Dădârlat-PopAdrian MolnarAlexandru OpreaRaluca TomoaiaBianca BorosSorin LiteratAdela SerbanSimona ManolePublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
A 73-year-old woman was referred to our Cardiology Department due to recurrent headaches and dizziness. She had a history of hypertension of 10 years. In the territorial hospital, left internal carotid artery significant stenosis was suspected. Neurological examination and laboratory tests were normal. A neck vascular ultrasound was performed, showing a low bifurcation of the left common carotid artery (CCA) and a hypoplastic left internal carotid artery (ICA) with a sinuous path at the cervical level. Therefore, a computed tomographic (CT) angiography examination of the head and neck vessels was performed. The images confirmed the presence of a hypoplastic left ICA, anatomic variation in the left CCA, and also showed that the left vertebral artery (VA) was stemming directly from the aortic arch, exhibiting a kinking trajectory.
Keyphrases
- internal carotid artery
- middle cerebral artery
- blood pressure
- healthcare
- pulmonary embolism
- emergency department
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- deep learning
- cardiac surgery
- optical coherence tomography
- machine learning
- brain injury
- coronary artery
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- atrial fibrillation
- tertiary care
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- drug induced