Head and Neck Imaging

The Relationship between Abnormal Development of Vertebral Artery and Vertigo Syndrome*

Author:GUO Ji-wen, YU Huan, DUAN Kai, et al.

affiliation:Department of Radiology, Liangxiang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100241, China

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Abstract

Objective To investigate the correlation between abnormal development of vertebral artery and vertigo syndrome. Methods A total of 123 patients with vertigo syndrome were performed with color Doppler ultrasound and CT angiography(CTA), and the hemodynamic changes were detected. The morphological changes of the arteries were revealed by the CTA examination. Results Cervical vascular color Doppler ultrasound showed that the average blood flow velocity of vertebral artery in the control group was significantly higher than that in the observation group(P<0.05). And the results of CTA shows the proportion of isolated vertebral artery, hypoplastic vertebral artery and fetal posterior cerebral artery in observation group were significantly higher compared with control group. Conclusion Abnormal development of vertebral artery is correlated with vertigo syndrome.

【Keyword】Vertigo; Posterior Circulation Vascular Changes; Head and Neck CT

【Chart number】R814.42

【Document Identification Number】A

【DOI】10.3969/j.issn.1672-5131.2018.09.020