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Feasibility of angiographic CT in peri-interventional diagnostic imaging: a comparative study with multidetector CT.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20360343     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The ability to perform neuroimaging on the angiography suite is important in making decisions during neurointerventions. Our aim was the evaluation of ACT as a fast available diagnostic tool during and after neuroendovascular procedures and the comparison of ACT with postinterventional MDCT.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty-four peri-interventional ACT acquisitions were obtained and evaluated: 38 after coil embolization of cerebral aneurysms, 16 after intracranial angioplasty with stent placement, and 30 after endovascular mechanical thrombectomy and lysis. Interventions and ACTs were performed on a biplane angiography system equipped with flat panel detectors. Postprocessing was performed on a dedicated workstation, and multiplanar reformations were generated. Reference studies were performed on a 16- or 128-section MDCT scanner. All studies were independently evaluated by 3 blinded neuroradiologists. The Wilcoxon test was applied for the statistical analysis.
RESULTS: ACT and MDCT images were of equal diagnostic quality in most cases related to the supratentorial ventricular system and the detection of hemorrhages (subarachnoidal, intraparenchymal, and intraventricular). Regarding the supratentorial ventricular system, an adequate diagnostic quality was assigned to 94% of the ACT acquisitions. For the detection of hemorrhage, no statistically significant difference was noted between ACT and MDCT. However, for the infratentorial region, ACT performed relatively poorly compared with MDCT. The diagnostic evaluation of gray matter (basal ganglia, insular cortex, and central cortex) by ACT is not sufficient, with <20% of the acquisitions scoring a diagnostic value.
CONCLUSIONS: After neuroendovascular procedures and within the angiography suite, ACT enables an immediate detection of peri-interventional hemorrhage or hydrocephalus. However, for the detection of cerebral infarction, ACT is not yet reliable.
Authors:
M-N Psychogios; J-H Buhk; P Schramm; A Xyda; A Mohr; M Knauth
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Validation Studies     Date:  2010-04-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology     Volume:  31     ISSN:  1936-959X     ISO Abbreviation:  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-13     Completed Date:  2010-11-30     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8003708     Medline TA:  AJNR Am J Neuroradiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1226-31     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, University Medicine Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany. m.psychogios@med.uni-goettingen.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aneurysm, Ruptured / radiography,  therapy
Angioplasty
Cerebral Angiography / methods*,  standards*,  statistics & numerical data
Cerebral Hemorrhage / radiography
Embolization, Therapeutic
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
Hydrocephalus / radiography
Intracranial Aneurysm / radiography*,  therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Observer Variation
Reproducibility of Results
Stents
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*,  standards*,  statistics & numerical data

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