American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 788-791 , October 2008

Renal Infarction in a Patient With Spontaneous Dissection of Segmental Arteries: Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • Yasuhiro Yamanouchi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Shin-fuji Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Yasuhiro Yamanouchi, MD, PhD, Shin-fuji Hospital, 3900 Obuchi, Fuji, Shizuoka, 417-0801 Japan
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  • Kei Yamamoto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Chigasaki Tokushukai Medical Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Kazushige Noda, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Chigasaki Tokushukai Medical Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Koji Tomori, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Chigasaki Tokushukai Medical Center, Kanagawa, Japan
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  • Takahiro Kinoshita, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chigasaki Tokushukai Medical Center, Kanagawa, Japan

Received 12 November 2007 ,Accepted 11 July 2008.

  • Image Result

    Axial sliced enhanced computed tomography (delayed phase) shows no enhanced area (arrowheads).

    Axial sliced enhanced computed tomography (delayed phase) shows no enhanced area (arrowheads).

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    Diffusion-weighted imaging shows diffuse high-intensity area (arrowheads).

    Diffusion-weighted imaging shows diffuse high-intensity area (arrowheads).

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    Angiography shows narrowing of the anterior (arrowheads) and posterior segmental arteries (arrows).

    Angiography shows narrowing of the anterior (arrowheads) and posterior segmental arteries (arrows).

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    Angio–computed tomography shows (A) narrowing of the anterior segmental artery in the left kidney (arrowheads) with thrombosis of what is presumed to be the false lumen and (B) narrowing of the poster

    Angio–computed tomography shows (A) narrowing of the anterior segmental artery in the left kidney (arrowheads) with thrombosis of what is presumed to be the false lumen and (B) narrowing of the posterior segmental artery in the left kidney (arrows) with thrombosis of what was presumed to be the false lumen.

 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.07.002 on August 26, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)01102-5

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.07.002

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 4 , Pages 788-791 , October 2008

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