Persistent Stapedial Artery: Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features

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KY Kwok, SSM Lo, TK Tsang, TW Fan, TL Kwan

Hong Kong J Radiol 2010;12:139-42

Persistent stapedial artery is a rare congenital anomaly that has significant implications for middle ear operations. This report presents the imaging features — computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging — of persistent stapedial artery in a child with Noonan syndrome. The clinical issues associated with this rare condition are also discussed.

 

中文摘要

永存鐙骨動脈–於電腦斷層掃描及 磁力共振之影像特徵

郭啟欣、羅尚銘、曾子勤、范子和、關鼎樂

永存鐙骨動脈是一種罕見的先天性血管變異。此狀況會對中耳的手術做成障礙。本文章將闡述一出 現於努南氏症候群的永存鐙骨動脈病例,並就其臨床及放射醫學影像之特徵作討論。