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Figure 17:
Various atypical patterns. 60-year-old male status post MVA, in which the patient was ejected from the cab of an 18-wheeler truck and suffered multiple head and face injuries.

A. ECD study demonstrates no intracranial perfusion or metabolism, consistent with brain death.

B. Perfusion and static images demonstrate absence of activity usually seen in the nasal region ("cold nose"). Suggesting that the patient likely sustained injuries to the external carotid arteries bilaterally.

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