Blister Aneurysms
Fig. 1 Axial CT (a) showing acute subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by rupture of a blister aneurysm. The aneurysm was not diagnosed on preliminary CTA, but subsequent DSA (b and c)…
Medical Therapy of Acute Stroke
Fig. 1 Area of high signal intensity seen on diffusion-weighted imaging suggestive of acute ischemic stroke The brain does not, for the most part, have its own energy stores and…
Anatomy of the Neck Arteries
Fig. 1 Branching patterns of the aortic arch. (a) Standard configuration. (b) Common origin of the brachiocephalic trunk and the left common carotid artery. (c) Origin of the left common…
Nonatherosclerotic Vascular Disease: Biological and Pathological Basis
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016Luca Saba and Eytan Raz (eds.)Neurovascular Imaging10.1007/978-1-4614-9029-6_49 3. Nonatherosclerotic Vascular Disease: Biological and Pathological Basis Pierleone Lucatelli1 , Beatrice Sacconi1 and Carlo Catalano1 (1) Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomo-Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University…
Atherosclerosis: Biological and Pathological Basis
Molecule Function Nitric oxide (NO) Vasodilator Prostacyclin (PGI2) Vasodilator Endothelin-1 (ET-1) Vasoconstrictor Endothelium-derived contracting factors (EDCF) Vasoconstrictor The activity of the VSMC can be regulated directly by the sympathetic and…
