Ct angiography of neck
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That night, experienced mild numbing in arm (top of forearm) and right side of face (cheek area). I went to ER, blood tests and CT scan were normal.
Headache remained mild, off and on, mild neck soreness remained.
Went to see a D.O. and he scheduled an MRI. MRI was normal.
Throughout all of this, the constants have been mild neck soreness, very mild occasional dizziness, mild headaches (mainly in the back of the head) and the numbness/tingling in forearm and right side of face.
Does a CAT scan detet aballoned artery in yor brain or is a MRI bette for that, becaue I have een having pain n the left side of my head all the way down to my neck.
Well, I'm home from having had my CT Angiography of the brain and heart. Now, I just have to wait one week until I go back to the neuro to find out the results of it.
The Neuro said my last MRI was the weirdest and unusual MRI of the brain that she had ever seen. The report said something about Vertebral Basilar Insufficiency and something about an enlarged vessel or something. My brainstem has moderate damage (Chronic Gliosis) and it didn't sound like it was damaged from the MS.
I am taking Ecosprin AV 75 mg for mild ectesia reported in CT angiography (heart) report. Mainly I face the problem of feeling of imbalance and left leg involuntary movement. I don't have any type of stress or tension. No family problem, No financial problem, nothing at all. From last 2 days Doctor stopped ZAPTRA 25 and now prescribed plain Clonazepam 0.25mg at night and Franxit in the morning. (Once in a day only).
Wondering if the arteries in the back of the neck are still crimped? I get a sensation at the base of my skull as if someone were sucking through a closed straw accompanied by severe dizziness. Not imagining this. What test or tests would conclusively diagnose minor or major blockages and is such a blockage possible? Don't want to traipse from MD to MD searching for an answer if this is a serious problem.
Angiography is a minimally invasive medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. Angiography uses one of three imaging technologies and, in some cases, a contrast material to produce pictures of major blood vessels throughout the body.
d with AA based on ONE image of a CT scan, especially if it was for calcium scoring, GET AN MRA !! MRA is 3-D, not slices like a CT. Slices have margin of error; 3-D image does not. What really freaked me was that THREE doctors had read the CT scan and all came back with the 4 cm. But if the slice was taken at the wrong angle, then the only way to read it is as the measurement from the wrong angle! DANG !
There IS hope for people in the gray area (around 4 cm). Get that MRA !!!!!
Your comment relates to the etiology of cells and pathogenesis, I am on the subject of cross sectional nature of CT imaging that enables characterization of coronary lessions according to their attenuation characteristics as calcification, non-calcification or mixed plaque. Also, the composition has dynamic characteristics.
It is true that 64 slice is older technology and a more inherit risk to over exposure. The point is it has be around for awhile!
Signs of unruptured aneurysm include headaches, double vision, loss of vision, eye and neck pain, warning headaches caused by leakage of blood into the brain prior to its rupture. Symptoms of a ruptured aneurysm are sudden severe headache, lethargy, confusion and stupor, seizures, sudden mood swings, dysarthria, ptosis, movement disorders like ataxia and even death. You need to consult a neurologist immediately for an emergency evaluation with angiography, MRI, CT and CSF analysis.
On the basis of this cardiologist advised to get CT coronary angiography. The result of the CT coronary angiography as given below:
1.Eccentric calcific in the RCA and distal LAD causing mild (20-30%) luminal narrowing.
2. No evidence of hypo perfusion or perfusion defects in the resting first pass myocardial enhancement.
Now our cardiologists has advised to get catheter angiography to rule out further.
Please advise me what should me my course of action.
You are almost the first person I have heard of to have a CT angiography. I asked my Dr. for one and he said it's better to have an actual Angiogram. (I suspect because there may not be a CT or a
competent reader of same here! ) It seems like most of us have problems with the RCA. How is the score of 11 rated? What will Dr.
do for you? Sounds like a pretty reasonable score. But what do I know!
Angiography can be with a cathode that takes a vessel route to the heart, and ct scan angiography uses images to diagnose vessel blockage. The new 258 slice ct scan may be better as it images vessels in 3 dimensions as well as the flow of blood. Other than the new technology (more slice scans) with ct the cath is usually considered the best.
With a scan there are no tubes, but an IV for injection of anxiety reducing agent, and a cathode is inserted in the arm or agrion into the femur vessel.
Three years ago, I went thru this test and everything was okay but I had some sort of allergy after one day with quite some swelling on face ( Edema) and had to take a shot of steroid and Allegra 180 for 3 to 4 days. I was givena lot of pressure lowering medicine as part of procedure. Is this kind of reaction known ? If I have to test again, what should I do. I also learn that it isnthe same dye used in Angiography ???
I am not heart patient now.
With cath, the cardiologist can do a stent implant during the procedure. With a CT scan, there is a possibility of stent implant cath procedure subsequently.
If your wife has symptoms that can't be managed with medication, then the cath procedure would be appropriate.
Thanks for sharing, and if you have any further questions you are welcome to post. Take care.
I had a nuclear stress test that may have showed an issue in my right coronary artery. I have no angina and excellent exercise ability. My cardio suggested to get an angiogram to see if it really blocked or just a false positive. I'm scared of the angiogram. Isn't the new 64 slice CT scan just as good to detect blockages as the invasive angiogram?
To find out whether a blood vessel is pressing on the nerve, pictures of the brain arteries may be taken using Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), CT angiogram or X-rays of the arteries with a dye . If it persists, it is best that you have this checked by your doctor for proper evaluation. Take care and do keep us posted.
You might want to ask your doctors if the protocol, 64 slice vs 10 and 16 slice protocols, used for your heart CT angiography (CTA) has any degree of false negatives for the diagnosis of dissecting aortic aneurysm or any other intra-thoracic large blood vessel disease.
Atypical chest pain can also be caused by diseases of the spine and esophagus. Ask if these have been ruled out. Ask further if the pain could be a sign of disease of the small coronary artery vasculature.
The angiography describes a plaque in one of the main arteries supplying the brain (carotid). This is a risk factor for the development of stroke since the plaque could dislodge causing embolism and ischemia.
I would suggest discussing the situation and the appropriate management plan with his treating doctor when you meet him/her next or with one of the team members.
Hope this is helpful.
Take care!
calcific vessel. Normal. LAD: calcific vessel,moderate stenosis in mid course. minor osteal disease at the orgin of D1 & D2. LCx;Mon-dominant. minor irregularity proximally , critical disease in mid segmet. 1st OM has moderate disease in its proximal segment. RCA;Dominant. spotty calcification. diffuse minor disease proximal to mid segment. PDA has moderete/ subcritical osteal disease.
Common symptoms could be loss of vision, headache, eye and neck pain, seizures, paralysis, gait disturbances etc. Investigations like CT angiography, MRI, CSF examination (presence of blood) are essential to reach at diagnosis here. Neurosurgery is the mainstay of treatment that may be suggested by a neurologist after examination. Hope this information proves helpful to you.
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