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Perivascular space

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Age: Adult
Gender: Female

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

mri

Selected T2 and MRA images of a typical perivascular space. Note the small vessel coursing through the left-sided perivascular space seen on both T2 weighted image and time-of-flight MRA.

Case Discussion

Perivascular spaces are very common and should not be mistaken for pathology. 

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