Medical imaging experts have reviewed the patient records of 302 men and women who had a much-needed X-ray of the blood vessels near the spinal cord and found that the procedure, often feared for ...

Spinal vascular malformations, also known as spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), are the result of an abnormal connection between arteries and veins that occurs within the spinal canal or ...

Vertebral Basilar Angiogram. (Left) lateral view; (Right) AP view. This study was performed by injecting contrast into the right vertebra artery, which is well opacified. There is also some retrograde ...

Credit: Getty Images. This month’s case resulted in a large monetary verdict against the physician, possibly a record-breaking sum in the New York country where it took place. This month’s case ...

Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) is an important cause of stroke in the young. VAD can present with a range of imaging findings. We sought to summarize the diagnostic value of various ...

In Panel A, a lateral angiogram of the left vertebral artery shows a high-grade (atherosclerotic) stenosis proximal to the origin of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery and delayed filling of the ...

Medical imaging experts at Johns Hopkins have reviewed the patient records of 302 men and women who had a much-needed X-ray of the blood vessels near the spinal cord and found that the procedure, ...

A 32 year-old woman presented with the acute onset of severe neck pain followed by weakness of the left arm and both legs. Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM): Right Vertebral Angiogram; (Left) ...

Full search strategy, selection, and exclusion criteria are described in the accompanying manuscript on clinical characteristics of VAD. To summarize, we searched MEDLINE and EMBASE for ...