The utility of cone beam volume CT in the evaluation of thrombosed intracranial aneurysms in subarachnoid hemorrhage

Shreyansh Shah; Santosh B Murthy; Yousef Hannawi; Chethan P Venkatasubba Rao

doi:10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010530.rep

The utility of cone beam volume CT in the evaluation of thrombosed intracranial aneurysms in subarachnoid hemorrhage

J Neurointerv Surg. 2013 Nov;5(6):e51. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010530.rep. Epub 2013 Jan 23.

Authors

Shreyansh Shah¹, Santosh B Murthy, Yousef Hannawi, Chethan P Venkatasubba Rao

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

PMID: 23345628
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010530.rep

Abstract

Thrombosed aneurysms are difficult to visualize with digital subtraction angiography. We report a case of subarachnoid hemorrhage from a thrombosed ruptured aneurysm which was undetected on digital subtraction angiography but was visualized with cone beam volume CT. To our knowledge, this is the first report highlighting the utility of cone beam volume CT in identifying such aneurysms.

Keywords: Aneurysm; CT; Subarachnoid.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living
Aneurysm, Ruptured
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Angioplasty, Balloon
Brain / diagnostic imaging
Calcium Channel Blockers / therapeutic use
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / methods*
Female
Headache / etiology
Humans
Middle Aged
Neurosurgical Procedures
Nicardipine / therapeutic use
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / complications
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging*
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / surgery
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / etiology
Treatment Outcome
Vasospasm, Intracranial / etiology
Vasospasm, Intracranial / therapy

Substances

Calcium Channel Blockers
Nicardipine