“…The correct diagno sis was previously established by conventional angiography alone (1,4,9,11), but in recent years Doppler ultrasound has been introduced as an alter native in diagnosing cervicocranial artery dissection (3,8,13,27,29,30). However, many centers still do angiography for confirmation of this diagnosis, and although digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is performed with few complications, noninvasive methods are preferable (6-8, 14-16, 18-20).…”