AJR 2005; 185:772-783
© American Roentgen Ray Society
CT Neuroangiography: A Glance at the Common Pitfalls and Their Prevention
Deepak Takhtani1
1 Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, B100G Phipps
Basement, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21287.
OBJECTIVE. The author's objective was to address several pitfalls
and missteps of CT angiography (CTA) with pictorial examples and ways to
overcome potential misinterpretations. CTA is increasingly used for the
noninvasive evaluation of the carotid and intracranial vessels. Ease of data
acquisition may belie the complexity of interpreting each individual vessel
and understanding myriad postprocessing techniques, each with its strengths
and weaknesses.
CONCLUSION. Diagnostic yield and accuracy of CT angiography are
enhanced by good data acquisition and by understanding and fully exploiting
postprocessing techniques.

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