| Intracranial cerebrospinal fluid spaces imaging using a pulse-triggered three-dimensional turbo spin echo MR sequence with variable flip-angle distribution. | |
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PMID: 20725835 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the three-dimensional turbo spin echo with variable flip-angle distribution magnetic resonance sequence (SPACE: Sampling Perfection with Application optimised Contrast using different flip-angle Evolution) for the imaging of intracranial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces. METHODS: We prospectively investigated 18 healthy volunteers and 25 patients, 20 with communicating hydrocephalus (CH), five with non-communicating hydrocephalus (NCH), using the SPACE sequence at 1.5T. Volume rendering views of both intracranial and ventricular CSF were obtained for all patients and volunteers. The subarachnoid CSF distribution was qualitatively evaluated on volume rendering views using a four-point scale. The CSF volumes within total, ventricular and subarachnoid spaces were calculated as well as the ratio between ventricular and subarachnoid CSF volumes. RESULTS: Three different patterns of subarachnoid CSF distribution were observed. In healthy volunteers we found narrowed CSF spaces within the occipital aera. A diffuse narrowing of the subarachnoid CSF spaces was observed in patients with NCH whereas patients with CH exhibited narrowed CSF spaces within the high midline convexity. The ratios between ventricular and subarachnoid CSF volumes were significantly different among the volunteers, patients with CH and patients with NCH. CONCLUSION: The assessment of CSF spaces volume and distribution may help to characterise hydrocephalus. |
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Jérôme Hodel; Jonathan Silvera; Olivier Bekaert; Alain Rahmouni; Sylvie Bastuji-Garin; Alexandre Vignaud; Eric Petit; Bruno Durning; Philippe Decq |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-08-21 |
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Title: European radiology Volume: 21 ISSN: 1432-1084 ISO Abbreviation: Eur Radiol Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-02-08 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9114774 Medline TA: Eur Radiol Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 402-10 Citation Subset: IM |
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Unité Analyse et Restauration du mouvement, UMR-CNRS, 8005 LBM ParisTech Ensam, Paris, France, jerome.hodel@hmn.aphp.fr. |
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