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Imaging of the walls of saccular cerebral aneurysms with double inversion recovery black-blood sequence.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19856452     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In this study, we evaluated the wall of saccular cerebral aneurysms (SCAs) using two-dimensional double inversion recovery black-blood sequence (BBDI). We examined 14 patients with an unruptured SCA (USCA). The BBDI was peripheral-pulse gated, and was acquired during the mid-diastolic period. We evaluated whether the aneurysmal wall could be visualized with BBDI, and the wall thickness in the neck and dome portion of the aneurysm was measured in cases with acceptable imaging quality. BBDI demonstrated the USCA walls in ten patients. In four patients, the USCA walls were poorly delineated from the adjacent brain parenchyma or cerebrospinal fluid. The mean aneurysm size was 8.0 mm. The mean thickness of the aneurysmal wall in the neck portion was 0.60 +/- 0.13 mm in 10 cases. The mean thickness at the dome portion was 0.46 +/- 0.05 mm in five cases. In this study, BBDI revealed some portion of the USCA wall, despite the limited spatial and contrast resolution for delineation of the entire USCA wall. In our opinion, this technique may be used as an additional imaging tool for the evaluation of the aneurysmal wall.
Authors:
Ji Kang Park; Chang Sub Lee; Ki Bum Sim; Ji Soon Huh; Jung Cheol Park
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1522-2586     ISO Abbreviation:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Publication Date:  2009 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-29     Completed Date:  2010-01-21     Revised Date:  2010-03-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9105850     Medline TA:  J Magn Reson Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1179-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cerebral Angiography / methods
Diagnostic Imaging / methods
Female
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis*,  pathology*
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Middle Cerebral Artery / pathology
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Comment In:
J Magn Reson Imaging. 2010 Mar;31(3):766   [PMID:  20187225 ]

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