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Vertebral Artery Dissection - Case 2

A 34 year-old man developed transient vertigo associated with left neck pain.

Outline the "Crescent" Shape of the Left Vertebral Dissection

Magnetic resonance angiogram source image. Note the clear "crescent shape" in the left vertebral artery in the neck. This represents the false lumen of the dissection.

Revised 04/26/06.
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