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. 2014 Jan 8;16(1):5. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-16-5

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Post-operative dissection of the carotid artery. The patient had undergone endarterectomy several years before but remained symptom free, however a clear intimal flap is seen in all three images (arrow). The time-of-flight image on the left confirms the presence of a false lumen with blood flow. The T1W image (centre) shows the presence of an intimal flap, which shows an increase in signal intensity after the administration of gadolinium contrast (right), suggestive of a high degree of vascularity.