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Frequency of the ocular choroid blush during arteriography

Fréquence du blush chroïdien oculaire en cours d'angiographie

Die Häufigkeit der Anfärbung des Plexus chorioideus des Auges während der Arteriographie

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Summary

Three hundred unselected, lateral arteriograms of internal carotid arteries and 100 unselected, lateral arteriograms of common carotid arteries were examined for presence of ocular choroid blush. It was identified in 100% of the arteriograms of normal common carotid arteries and 98% of those demonstrating normal internal carotid arteries. Absence of choroid blush on internal carotid arteriograms may be due to anomalous ophthalmic artery origin from an external carotid artery branch. Otherwise, absence of choroid blush indicates intracranial or orbital disease. In 7 of 11 additional patients with severe stenosis or occlusion of the internal carotid artery, choroid blush was absent.

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Les auteurs ont étudié 300 artériographies carotidiennes internes de profil non selectionnées et 100 artériographies carotidiennes primitives de profil non sélectionnées à la recherche d'un blush choroïdien oculaire. Il put être mis en évidence dans 100% des artériogrammes carotidiens primitifs normaux et dans 98% des artériogrammes carotidiens internes normaux. L'absence du blush choroïdien sur les artériogrammes carotidiens internes peut être due à une anomalie de l'origine de l'artère ophtalmique lorsque celle-ci provient d'une branche de l'artère carotide externe. Dans d'autres cas, l'absence de blush choroïdien indique une affection intracranienne ou orbitaire. Chez 7 sur 11 autres malades presentant d'importantes sténoses ou occlusion de l'artére carotide interne, le blush choroïdien était absent.

Zusammenfassung

Es erfolgte eine Auswertung von 300 lateralen Arteriogrammen der A. carotis interna und 100 lateralen Arteriogrammen der A. carotis communis. Bei den Arteriographien der A. carotis communis konnte in allen Fällen die Anfärbung des Plexus nachgewiesen werden, bei den normalen Interna-Arteriographien war diese Anfärbung in 98% der Fälle erkennbar. Läßt sich die Anfärbung nicht nachweisen, kann eine Anomalie am Ursprung der A. opthalmica vorliegen, es besteht auch die Möglichkeit von intracraniellen und Orbita-Erkrankungen.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA

    S. F. Handel, F. L. Stargardter, M. G. Glickman & T. H. Newton

  2. Department of Radiology, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    S. F. Handel, F. L. Stargardter, M. G. Glickman & T. H. Newton

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Handel, S.F., Stargardter, F.L., Glickman, M.G. et al. Frequency of the ocular choroid blush during arteriography. Neuroradiology 6, 50–55 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00338859

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