MRA Scan Saves Man's Sanity

A man living in Bethesda, Maryland, was recently cured of an ongoing noise
ringing in his head after an MRA (magnetic resonance angiogram) scan showed
a dissection in his left carotid artery. The Washington Post reports that
doctors for six months misdiagnosed the man as having tinnitus, a condition
where you hear a ringing or pulsing sound in your head. He was told the
condition would clear in time, but was distraught when the continued ring in
his head did not cease.

After six months of constant ringing, the man was referred to a doctor who
performed a MRA Scan on his brain. The scan showed the large artery
bringing blood to the brain was torn, causing the man to be of high risk for
stroke.

Luckily, the MRA Scan helped located the problem in the blood vessels and a
cerebral angioplasty was performed to repair the damage. Without the scan,
the doctor would not have been able to locate the problem and help this man
save his sanity and his life.

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