Evaluation of CT angiography for visualisation of the lenticulostriate artery: difference between normotensive and hypertensive patients

Kazuo Gotoh, Tomohisa Okada, Naoe Satogami, Masahiro Yakami, Jun Takahashi, Kazumichi Yoshida, Akira Ishii, Shiro Tanaka, Susumu Miyamoto, Kaori Togashi

British Journal of Radiology · 2012 · 27 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Contrast-enhanced CTA can visualise significant differences in the number of LSA branches among patients with and without hypertension. Advances in knowledge Current high-resolution CTA can visualise LSA well, which enables finding a difference in the LSA between normotensive subjects and hypertensive patients.

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