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. 2023 Apr 18;307(4):e222045. doi: 10.1148/radiol.222045

Figure 4:

Case illustration of clinical failure. (A) Preprocedural head CT image in a 74-year-old man with an extensive cardiovascular history (receiving aspirin and clopidogrel) and stage IV lung cancer shows a right-sided isodense subacute subdural hematoma. The patient was initially managed conservatively and eventually offered middle meningeal artery embolization because of persistent headaches, which was uneventful. The patient subsequently returned from rehabilitation after 4 weeks. (B) Head CT image in the same patient shows changes in hematoma density and decreased size. Despite these radiologic changes, the patient underwent subsequent rescue craniotomy because of progression of headaches.

Case illustration of clinical failure. (A) Preprocedural head CT image in a 74-year-old man with an extensive cardiovascular history (receiving aspirin and clopidogrel) and stage IV lung cancer shows a right-sided isodense subacute subdural hematoma. The patient was initially managed conservatively and eventually offered middle meningeal artery embolization because of persistent headaches, which was uneventful. The patient subsequently returned from rehabilitation after 4 weeks. (B) Head CT image in the same patient shows changes in hematoma density and decreased size. Despite these radiologic changes, the patient underwent subsequent rescue craniotomy because of progression of headaches.