The management of injuries to the neck that penetrate the platysma is dependent on the
anatomic level of injury. The neck has been divided into threes zones. Zone I, including the …

Practical Neuroangiography, Second Edition is a complete, concise, current, practical, and
richly illustrated guide to diagnostic and interventional neuroangiography and …

Helical CT has been a major improvement in the evaluation of trauma patients. When
compared with single-section CT, specific advantages that benefit acutely ill and severely …

Objectives serious vascular injuries to the neck may be asymptomatic or masked by other
life-threatening conditions. Angiography, the “gold standard” vascular imaging modality, is …

LeBlang and Nunez lesions (< 2 mm) may only be suggested by indirect findings. Our most
recent protocol consists of a 3-mm slice collimation with a 1.5: 1 pitch, 19-cm field of view …

Purpose. To highlight the changes that have come about in recent years in the etiology,
diagnosis, and treatment of acquired carotid-jugular fistulas. Methods. We present a review …

Imaging evaluation of patients with suspected neurovascular injury can be one of the most
challenging problems faced by radiologists in an emergency room or trauma center …

Carotid arterial injuries are the most difficult and certainly the most immediately life-
threatening injuries found in penetrating neck trauma. Their propensity to bleed actively and …

Penetrating injuries of the extracranial vertebral artery are less common than those affecting
the carotid artery. 1 Overall, penetrating neck wounds are associated with major arterial …

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively evaluate the safety and accuracy of physical examination in
determining the management of stable patients with gunshot wounds to the neck. DESIGN …