Multimodality Imaging of Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia: Clinical Presentations and Imaging Spectrum.
Samim M, Goldstein A, Schindler J, Johnson MH. Multimodality Imaging of Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia: Clinical Presentations and Imaging Spectrum. RadioGraphics 2016, 36: 1129-46. PMID: 27315445, DOI: 10.1148/rg.2016150032.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsVertebrobasilar dolichoectasiaClinical presentationCranial nervesHyperintense vessel signPertinent imaging findingsReticular fiber deficiencySmooth muscle atrophyBasilar artery diameterImportant clinical presentationPresence of symptomsDisease originRole of radiologyCatastrophic intracranial hemorrhageMagnetic resonance imagingInternal elastic laminaAvailable management optionsDolichoectatic vesselsIschemic strokeMost patientsVascular eventsCompressive symptomsSignificant morbidityVertebrobasilar arteryArtery diameterClinical manifestations