Neuro Case Reviews

Case #1: Left ICA Stent

30yo/M
Clinical History: Carotid Artery Dissection. s/p Left Internal Carotid Artery Stent.
Findings: Patent left common-internal carotid artery stent to the petrous segment with unchanged thin low attenuating material without significant stenosis.

eid ct

EID CT

CTDIvol = 24.34
DLP = 1072.91

pc ct

PCCT

CTDIvol = 18.38
DLP = 809.87

cta neck
quotation mark
PCCT improves the spatial resolution of the stent components and decreases circumferential low attenuation artifact within the vessel lumen, which could mimic neointimal hyperplasia.
Dr. Monique Mogensen, Director of Neuroradiology CT