Intracranial vascular calcifications mimicking small saccular aneurysms on CT angiography: A technical note and case description

Benjamin P. Liu, Matthew T. Walker*

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Abstract

The authors describe a case of intracranial vascular calcifications that mimicked small saccular aneurysms on CT angiography (CTA). The density of two vascular calcifications was visually similar to that of contrast in the parent vessel, making them indistinguishable from aneurysmal outpouchings. Comparison of the CTA with the non-contrast head CT (NCCT) was critical to distinguish low-density calcifications from tiny aneurysms.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)637-640
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Computer Assisted Tomography
Volume26
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Keywords

  • Aneurysm
  • CT angiography
  • False positive
  • Specificity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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