http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2012/03/Articles/AR_03-12_Bykowski/Angiographic-evaluation-and-treatment-for-head-and-neck-vascular-injury.aspx<p>A variety of head and neck vascular emergencies, such as nosebleeds or neoplastic hemorrhages, can occur spontaneously or result from blunt or penetrating trauma. As most traumatic venous bleeding can be resolved with direct pressure, the main focus is on arterial injury. The role of catheter angiography in the acute trauma setting has shifted over the past 15 years, with the concomitant advances in computed tomography (CT) angiography for diagnosis, and development of microcatheters and embolic agents for therapy.</p>Monday, 05 Mar 2012 15:56:45 GMT