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Hybrid of opposite-contrast magnetic resonance angiography of the brain by combining time-of-flight and black blood sequences: its value in moyamoya disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20351513     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: We assessed the value of a new magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) technique named hybrid of opposite-contrast (HOP) MRA in the diagnosis of moyamoya disease. METHODS: Using a dual-echo sequence, we obtained the first echo for time-of-flight (TOF) MRA followed by the second echo for black blood MRA. We then subtracted the black blood MRA data set from that of the TOF MRA followed by maximum-intensity projection. In 14 patients, we performed HOP MRA and compared the findings with those on 3-dimensional TOF MRA and MR images. The HOP MRA was also compared with a radionuclide perfusion study (7 patients). RESULTS: The HOP MRA technique improved the demonstration of distal arteries in 13 patients. The findings in HOP MRA correlated with MR images in 9 patients as well as with the perfusion study in 6 patients. CONCLUSIONS: The HOP MRA technique demonstrated the distal arterial branches in moyamoya disease well and facilitated the perfusion assessment with MR imaging.
Authors:
Kazuhiro Tsuchiya; Maiko Yoshida; Masamichi Imai; Toshiaki Nitatori; Tokunori Kimura; Masato Ikedo; Shuhei Takemoto
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of computer assisted tomography     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1532-3145     ISO Abbreviation:  J Comput Assist Tomogr     Publication Date:    2010 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-30     Completed Date:  2010-05-06     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7703942     Medline TA:  J Comput Assist Tomogr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  242-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. tsuchiyak-kyr@umin.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brain / blood supply*
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Moyamoya Disease / diagnosis*,  radionuclide imaging
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

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