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Ultrasound perfusion imaging of cysts in the midbrain.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16453225     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: Cerebral ultrasound perfusion examinations have been focused on the diencephalic plane. We describe perfusion abnormalities in the mesencephalon. METHOD: Phase-Inversion-Harmonic-Imaging (PIHI, Siemens Sonoline Elegra) was performed in a patient with ponto-mesencephalic cysts, that was defined by MRI. The signal increase (bolus kinetics, SonoVue) was quantified for peak-signal-increase (PSI) and time-to-peak (TTP). RESULTS: PSI and TTP could be quantified for the ipsi- and contralateral posterior cerebral arteries, the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery, the mesencephalon and the ipsilateral temporal lobe. The contrast agent influx was diminished or extinct in the area of the cysts. PSI and TTP delineated the area of the cystic structure well. CONCLUSION: PIHI in the mesencephalic plane is feasible and allows identification of pathological structures within the mesencephalon.
Authors:
C H Nolte; J Gruss; J Steinbrink; A Kivi; K T Hoffmann; A Kupsch; A Villringer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Ultraschall in der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980)     Volume:  26     ISSN:  0172-4614     ISO Abbreviation:  Ultraschall Med     Publication Date:  2005 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-02-02     Completed Date:  2006-03-08     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8303585     Medline TA:  Ultraschall Med     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  527-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Charite Berlin. christian.nolte@charite.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Brain Diseases / ultrasonography*
Contrast Media*
Cysts / ultrasonography*
Female
Functional Laterality
Humans
Image Enhancement
Mesencephalon / ultrasonography*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media
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Comment In:
Ultraschall Med. 2005 Dec;26(6):455-7   [PMID:  16468123 ]

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