Imaging of Headache Attributed to Vascular Disorders

Lily L Wang; Abdelkader Mahammedi; Achala S Vagal

doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2022.02.004

Imaging of Headache Attributed to Vascular Disorders

Neurol Clin. 2022 Aug;40(3):507-530. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.02.004.

Authors

Lily L Wang¹, Abdelkader Mahammedi², Achala S Vagal²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 234 Goodman Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA. Electronic address: Lily.wang@uc.edu.
² Department of Radiology, University of Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 234 Goodman Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA.

PMID: 35871782
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.02.004

Abstract

Imaging is essential in the diagnosis of vascular causes of headaches. With advances in technology, there are increasing options of imaging modalities to choose from, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. This article will focus on imaging pearls and pitfalls of vascular causes of headaches. These include aneurysms, vasculitides, vascular malformations, and cerebral venous thrombosis.

Keywords: Cerebral angiography; Computed tomography; Digital subtracted angiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroimaging; Vascular disease.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Headache* / diagnostic imaging
Headache* / etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*