| Evaluation of intracranial stenoses and aneurysms with accelerated 4D flow. | |
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PMID: 19577400 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The aim of this study was to evaluate intracranial arterial stenoses and aneurysms with accelerated time-resolved three-dimensional (3D) phase-contrast MRI or 4D flow. The 4D flow technique was utilized to image four normal volunteers, two patients with intracranial stenoses and two patients with intracranial aneurysms. In order to reduce scan time, parallel imaging was combined with an acquisition strategy that eliminates the corners of k-space. In the two patients with intracranial stenoses, 4D flow velocity measurements showed that one patient had normal velocity profiles in agreement with a previous magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA), while the second showed increased velocities that indicated a less significant narrowing than suspected on a previous MRA, as confirmed by catheter angiography. This result may have prevented an invasive angiogram. In the two patients with 4-mm intracranial aneurysm, one had a stable helical flow pattern with a large jet, while the other had a temporally unstable flow pattern with a more focal jet possibly indicating that the second aneurysm may have a higher likelihood of rupture. Accelerated 4D flow provides time-resolved 3D velocity data in an 8- to 10-min scan. In the stenosis patients, the addition of 4D flow to a traditional MRA adds the velocity data provided from transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) possibly allowing for more accurate grading of stenoses. In the aneurysm patients, visualization of flow patterns may help to provide prognostic information about future risk of rupture. |
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Authors:
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Thomas A Hope; Michael D Hope; Derk D Purcell; Cornelius von Morze; Daniel B Vigneron; Marcus T Alley; William P Dillon |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-07-03 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Magnetic resonance imaging Volume: 28 ISSN: 1873-5894 ISO Abbreviation: Magn Reson Imaging Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-12-07 Completed Date: 2010-02-22 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8214883 Medline TA: Magn Reson Imaging Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 41-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0628, USA. tom.hope@radiology.ucsf.edu |
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Aged Algorithms Brain Ischemia / diagnosis* Cerebral Arteries / pathology* Female Humans Image Enhancement / methods Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods* Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods* Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis* Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods* Male Middle Aged Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity |
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