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Cystic adventitial disease of the popliteal artery: features on 3T cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Anderanik Tomasian1 email, Chi Lai2 email, J Paul Finn1 email, Hugh Gelabert3 email and Mayil S Krishnam1,4 email

1Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2Department of Pathology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

3Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

4Suite 3371, Peter V. Ueberroth Bldg, 10945 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-7206, USA

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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2008, 10:38doi:10.1186/1532-429X-10-38

Published: 13 August 2008

Abstract

Cystic adventitial disease (CAD) of the popliteal artery is a rare vascular disease of unknown etiology in which a mucin-containing cyst develops in the adventitial layer of the artery. We report the case of a 26-year-old male with CAD of the right popliteal artery diagnosed non-invasively with 3 Tesla cardiovascular magnetic resonance and confirmed on post-operative histopathology.


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