• Congestive heart failure (class III/IV) and/or known severe left ventricular dysfunction LVEF <30 % • Open heart surgery within 6 weeks • Recent MI (>24 h and <4 weeks) • Unstable angina (CCS…
Fig. 15.1 Retinal and subhyaloid hemorrhage in a patient with Terson syndrome as result of a ruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysm. Note typical appearance of triangular-shaped hemorrhage to subhyaloid space…
1.$The diameter of the proximal part of the artery at its widest, non-tortuous, normal segment is chosen (first choice) 2.$If the proximal artery is diseased, the diameter of the distal…
NC-ICA, MCA, AC/COM (%) VB, PC/COM (%) Cavernous carotid artery (%) <7 mm group 1 0 2.5 0 <7 mm group 2 1.5 3.4 0 7–12 mm 2.6 14.5…
Location (sinus) Typical feeding arteries Venous outlet Typical symptoms Transverse/sigmoid (50 %) ICA, MMA, APA, PA, OA, VA Transverse/sigmoid sinus Pulsatile tinnitus, bruit, headaches Cavernous sinus (10–16 %) ICA, IMA,…
Fig. 16.1 Carotid blowout. (a) Contrast cervical axial CT scan showing recurrent laryngeal cancer encasing the right carotid artery (arrow). (b) Pretreatment angiogram showing a carotid-esophageal fistula with manual compression…
Fig. 7.1 Right MCA thrombectomy. (a) Right MCA is occluded at its origin (arrow). (b) Super-selective microcatheter injection demonstrates placement of the microcatheter tip (arrow) distal to the clot burden….
Pregnancy Puerperium Infection related Direct septic trauma Cerebral abscess Subdural empyema Meningitis Tuberculous meningitis Otitis media Orbital cellulitis Tonsillitis Dental infections Stomatitis Cellulitis Septicemia Pulmonary tuberculosis Endocarditis Measles Hepatitis Herpes…
Fig. 14.1 Gadolinium-enhanced axial image showing avid enhancement of a right middle fossa meningioma (a). Catheter angiography demonstrates a significant tumor blush with microcatheter injection of the internal maxillary artery…
Fig. 9.1 Lateral projection image of a persistent trigeminal artery. These fetal remnants may allow intra-arterial injections to affect the brainstem and thalami, potentially leading to impairment of consciousness and…
