Quantitative Analysis of Extracranial Arterial Tortuosity in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

CONCLUSIONSExtracranial carotid and vertebral arterial tortuosity is increased in SCD patients. This could be related to aberrations in hemodynamics from nonlaminar flow in these vessels. These increases in extracranial vascular tortuosity could potentially lead to alterations in intracranial vascular tortuosity and may be an independent risk factor for cerebral infarct.

Source: Journal of Neuroimaging - October 31, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Karen Buch, Rahul Arya, Bhavya Shah, Rohini N. Nadgir, Naoko Saito, Muhammad M. Qureshi, Osamu Sakai Tags: Clinical Investigative Study Source Type: research