Presentation
History of chronic headache. The patient initially had a CT scan done. He was referred for ruling out aneurysm.
Patient Data
Age: 85 years
Gender: Male
Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.
From the case:
Giant aneurysm of basilar artery
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Axial T2W shows the enlarged left vertebral artery, measuring A 2.5 X 2.7 CMS. round mass in pre-pontine cistern. The lesion is predominantly hyperintense. There is evidence of hemorrhage within the lesion. TOF sequence shows the sac of the basilar artery aneurysm. Note the normal terminal segment and PCA branches.
Contrast-enhanced MRI shows the giant aneurysm of basilar artery mid-segment. The neck of the aneurysm is seen on coronal plane.