Cervical Artery Dissection #2
by Zephyr/science Photo Library
Title
Cervical Artery Dissection #2
Artist
Zephyr/science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Cervical artery dissection. Coloured frontal magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) image of the arteries in the chest, neck and head of a 48-year-old woman with a right cervical artery dissection. This condition is a tear in the internal lining of one of the neck's cervical arteries. It has resulted in a blockage of the artery, reducing the blood flow up the right side of the neck. This is seen at centre left where only one blood vessel is highlighted compared to the other side of the neck. This arterial insufficiency is compensated for here by blood flow in the rest of the arteries, including the circle of Willis at the base of the brain (top centre). The circle of Willis allows blood flowing up one side of the neck to cross over and reach the other side of the brain.
Uploaded
November 17th, 2019
Statistics
Viewed 317 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/19/2024 at 5:13 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments
There are no comments for Cervical Artery Dissection #2. Click here to post the first comment.