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Yoshikane T, Hayashi K, Obara M, Katsube T, Asou H. The usefulness of super-selective arterial spin labeling for postoperative evaluation of pediatric moyamoya disease: technical note. Neuroradiology 2024; 66:1391-1395. [PMID: 38869516 PMCID: PMC11246266 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-024-03402-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Moyamoya disease is characterized by progressive internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion. Extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery is effective, particularly in pediatric patients; imaging plays a crucial role in evaluating intracranial perfusion pre- and post-surgery. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a magnetic resonance technique employed for noninvasive, whole-brain perfusion assessment by magnetically labeling inflowing blood. However, ASL cannot evaluate the territories and development of each vessel perfusion compared with digital subtraction angiography (DSA). Recently, super-selective ASL (SS-ASL) has been developed, performing pinpoint labeling on a specific artery at a time, and offering a tomographic view that distinctly displays blood supply areas for each vessel. Unlike DSA, SS-ASL is noninvasive and can be repeatedly performed in pediatric patients. In conclusion, SS-ASL is useful for evaluating bypass development over time and understanding the pathophysiology of pediatric moyamoya disease.
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- Tsutomu Yoshikane
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan
- MR Clinical Science, Philips Japan Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan
- Department of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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Sollmann N, Hoffmann G, Schramm S, Reichert M, Hernandez Petzsche M, Strobel J, Nigris L, Kloth C, Rosskopf J, Börner C, Bonfert M, Berndt M, Grön G, Müller HP, Kassubek J, Kreiser K, Koerte IK, Liebl H, Beer A, Zimmer C, Beer M, Kaczmarz S. Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) in Neuroradiological Diagnostics - Methodological Overview and Use Cases. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2024; 196:36-51. [PMID: 37467779 DOI: 10.1055/a-2119-5574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based technique using labeled blood-water of the brain-feeding arteries as an endogenous tracer to derive information about brain perfusion. It enables the assessment of cerebral blood flow (CBF). METHOD This review aims to provide a methodological and technical overview of ASL techniques, and to give examples of clinical use cases for various diseases affecting the central nervous system (CNS). There is a special focus on recent developments including super-selective ASL (ssASL) and time-resolved ASL-based magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and on diseases commonly not leading to characteristic alterations on conventional structural MRI (e. g., concussion or migraine). RESULTS ASL-derived CBF may represent a clinically relevant parameter in various pathologies such as cerebrovascular diseases, neoplasms, or neurodegenerative diseases. Furthermore, ASL has also been used to investigate CBF in mild traumatic brain injury or migraine, potentially leading to the establishment of imaging-based biomarkers. Recent advances made possible the acquisition of ssASL by selective labeling of single brain-feeding arteries, enabling spatial perfusion territory mapping dependent on blood flow of a specific preselected artery. Furthermore, ASL-based MRA has been introduced, providing time-resolved delineation of single intracranial vessels. CONCLUSION Perfusion imaging by ASL has shown promise in various diseases of the CNS. Given that ASL does not require intravenous administration of a gadolinium-based contrast agent, it may be of particular interest for investigations in pediatric cohorts, patients with impaired kidney function, patients with relevant allergies, or patients that undergo serial MRI for clinical indications such as disease monitoring. KEY POINTS · ASL is an MRI technique that uses labeled blood-water as an endogenous tracer for brain perfusion imaging.. · It allows the assessment of CBF without the need for administration of a gadolinium-based contrast agent.. · CBF quantification by ASL has been used in several pathologies including brain tumors or neurodegenerative diseases.. · Vessel-selective ASL methods can provide brain perfusion territory mapping in cerebrovascular diseases.. · ASL may be of particular interest in patient cohorts with caveats concerning gadolinium administration..
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- Nico Sollmann
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- cBrain, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- cBrain, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- Section of Neuroradiology, Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg, Günzburg, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- LMU Hospital, Department of Pediatrics - Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- LMU Center for Children with Medical Complexity - iSPZ Hauner, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- LMU Hospital, Department of Pediatrics - Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- LMU Center for Children with Medical Complexity - iSPZ Hauner, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy III, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Universitäts- und Rehabilitationskliniken Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- cBrain, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany
- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, United States
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Radiology, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Murnau, Murnau, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- MoMan - Center for Translational Imaging, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- i2SouI - Innovative Imaging in Surgical Oncology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- MoMan - Center for Translational Imaging, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- i2SouI - Innovative Imaging in Surgical Oncology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- TUM-Neuroimaging Center, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Market DACH, Philips GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
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Hernandez‐Garcia L, Aramendía‐Vidaurreta V, Bolar DS, Dai W, Fernández‐Seara MA, Guo J, Madhuranthakam AJ, Mutsaerts H, Petr J, Qin Q, Schollenberger J, Suzuki Y, Taso M, Thomas DL, van Osch MJP, Woods J, Zhao MY, Yan L, Wang Z, Zhao L, Okell TW. Recent Technical Developments in ASL: A Review of the State of the Art. Magn Reson Med 2022; 88:2021-2042. [PMID: 35983963 PMCID: PMC9420802 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.29381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
This review article provides an overview of a range of recent technical developments in advanced arterial spin labeling (ASL) methods that have been developed or adopted by the community since the publication of a previous ASL consensus paper by Alsop et al. It is part of a series of review/recommendation papers from the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Perfusion Study Group. Here, we focus on advancements in readouts and trajectories, image reconstruction, noise reduction, partial volume correction, quantification of nonperfusion parameters, fMRI, fingerprinting, vessel selective ASL, angiography, deep learning, and ultrahigh field ASL. We aim to provide a high level of understanding of these new approaches and some guidance for their implementation, with the goal of facilitating the adoption of such advances by research groups and by MRI vendors. Topics outside the scope of this article that are reviewed at length in separate articles include velocity selective ASL, multiple-timepoint ASL, body ASL, and clinical ASL recommendations.
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- Center for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Department of RadiologyUniversity of California at San DiegoSan DiegoCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Computer ScienceState University of New York at BinghamtonBinghamtonNYUSA
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- Department of BioengineeringUniversity of California RiversideRiversideCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear MedicineAmsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam NeuroscienceAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Helmholtz‐Zentrum Dresden‐RossendorfInstitute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer ResearchDresdenGermany
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- The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological ScienceJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreMarylandUSA
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical NeurosciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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- Division of MRI research, RadiologyBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Brain Repair and RehabilitationUCL Queen Square Institute of NeurologyLondonUnited Kingdom
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- C.J. Gorter Center for high field MRI, Department of RadiologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical NeurosciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
- Department of RadiologyUniversity of CaliforniaLa JollaCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of RadiologyStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of MedicineNorthwestern UniversityChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear MedicineUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineBaltimoreMarylandUSA
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- Key Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering & Instrument ScienceZhejiang UniversityZhejiangPeople's Republic of China
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical NeurosciencesUniversity of OxfordOxfordUnited Kingdom
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Zhou J, Li H, Ma X, Jin M, Meng X, Zhang G. Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and 3D-ASL to Assess the Value of Ki-67 Labeling Index and Grade in Glioma. SCANNING 2022; 2022:8429659. [PMID: 36105553 PMCID: PMC9452990 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8429659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective To determine the proportion of intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted images (IVIM-DWI) and three-dimensional arterial circulation markers (3D-ASL) in Ki-67 labeling index (Ki-67 LI) and glioma grading. Methods According to the classification of diseases of the central nervous system dealt with by WHO in 2007, patients with stage II glioma were classified as low (n = 20) and patients with stages III-IV were divided into higher levels (n = 22). Prior to surgery, brain MRI, IVIM-DWI, and 3D-ASL were performed in all patients, and the actual water molecular diffusion coefficient (D), microcirculation coefficient (D∗), blood flow fraction (f), and cerebral blood flow (CBF) were measured. A rank sum (Mann-Whitney U test) was used to compare the four upper and lower level Ki-67 LI measurements. Spearman's method is used to identify the relationship between 4 groups of quantification and Ki-67 LI. Reciprocal grafting (ROC) curves were used to measure the diagnosis of four groups of glioma grading defects. Results There were significant differences in D, D∗, f, and CBF between the solid region of the tumor and the normal white matter contralateral to it (P < 0.05). The significant differences of rD, rD∗, rf, and rCBF were shown between patients with low-grade glioma and high-grade glioma (P < 0.05). Ki-67 LI was found to have negative correlation with rD (r = 00.693, P < 0.001) and rf (r = 00.539, P < 0.001), but similarly correlated with rCBF (r = 0.665, P < 0.001) in patients with glioma. Recipient efficacy for predicting advanced and secondary glioma from rD, rf, rD∗, rCBF, and Ki-67 LI raises AUCs of 0.819, 0.747, 0.719, 0.836, and 0.907, respectively. Conclusion IVIM-DWI has good application value for preoperative grading of glioma.
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- Jian Zhou
- Department of MRI, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161000, China
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- Department of Endocrinology (I), The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161000, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161000, China
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- Department of MRI, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161000, China
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- Department of MRI, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161000, China
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- Department of MRI, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang 161000, China
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Optimization of 4D-MR angiography based on superselective pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling combined with CENTRA-keyhole and view-sharing (4D-S-PACK) for vessel-selective visualization of the internal carotid artery and vertebrobasilar artery systems. Magn Reson Imaging 2021; 85:287-296. [PMID: 34740801 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2021.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE This study investigated the optimal labeling position and gradient moment for 4D-MR angiography based on superselective pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling combined with CENTRA-keyhole and view-sharing (4D-S-PACK) for vessel-selective flow visualization of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and vertebrobasilar artery (VBA) systems. METHODS Seven healthy volunteers were scanned with a 3.0 T MR scanner. To visualize the ICA system, the labeling focus was placed in the right ICA at 55, 75 and 95 mm below the imaging slab. To visualize the VBA system, the labeling focus was placed in the basilar artery (BA), upper vertebral artery (VA upper), and lower vertebral artery (VA lower). Two sizes of labeling focus were created using gradient moments of 0.5 and 0.75 mT/m ms. The contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) was measured in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and posterior cerebral artery (PCA) branches. RESULTS CNRs increased as the distance between the center of the imaging slab and the labeling position decreased in all MCA segments. CNRs obtained with VA lower tended to be higher than those obtained with BA and VA upper in all PCA segments. Selective vessel visualization was achieved with the gradient moment of 0.75 mT/m ms for the ICA and VBA system. CONCLUSION The optimal 4D-S-PACK gradient moment was found to be 0.75 mT/m ms for the ICA and VBA systems. When visualizing the ICA system, the labeling position should be placed as close as possible to the imaging slab. When visualizing the VBA system, the labeling position should be placed at VA lower .
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Schollenberger J, Osborne NH, Hernandez-Garcia L, Figueroa CA. A Combined Computational Fluid Dynamics and Arterial Spin Labeling MRI Modeling Strategy to Quantify Patient-Specific Cerebral Hemodynamics in Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:722445. [PMID: 34485260 PMCID: PMC8416094 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.722445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Cerebral hemodynamics in the presence of cerebrovascular occlusive disease (CVOD) are influenced by the anatomy of the intracranial arteries, the degree of stenosis, the patency of collateral pathways, and the condition of the cerebral microvasculature. Accurate characterization of cerebral hemodynamics is a challenging problem. In this work, we present a strategy to quantify cerebral hemodynamics using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in combination with arterial spin labeling MRI (ASL). First, we calibrated patient-specific CFD outflow boundary conditions using ASL-derived flow splits in the Circle of Willis. Following, we validated the calibrated CFD model by evaluating the fractional blood supply from the main neck arteries to the vascular territories using Lagrangian particle tracking and comparing the results against vessel-selective ASL (VS-ASL). Finally, the feasibility and capability of our proposed method were demonstrated in two patients with CVOD and a healthy control subject. We showed that the calibrated CFD model accurately reproduced the fractional blood supply to the vascular territories, as obtained from VS-ASL. The two patients revealed significant differences in pressure drop over the stenosis, collateral flow, and resistance of the distal vasculature, despite similar degrees of clinical stenosis severity. Our results demonstrated the advantages of a patient-specific CFD analysis for assessing the hemodynamic impact of stenosis.
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- Jonas Schollenberger
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Functional MRI Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.,Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Schmitzer L, Sollmann N, Kufer J, Kallmayer M, Eckstein HH, Zimmer C, Preibisch C, Kaczmarz S, Göttler J. Decreasing Spatial Variability of Individual Watershed Areas by Revascularization Therapy in Patients With High-Grade Carotid Artery Stenosis. J Magn Reson Imaging 2021; 54:1878-1889. [PMID: 34145686 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.27788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Carotid artery stenosis can impair cerebral hemodynamics especially within watershed areas (WSAs) between vascular territories. WSAs can shift because of collateral flow, which may be an indicator for increased hemodynamic implications and hence higher risk for ischemic stroke. However, whether revascularization treatment can reverse the spatial displacement of individual WSAs (iWSAs) and impaired hemodynamics remains unknown. HYPOTHESIS That iWSAs spatially normalize because of hemodynamic improvement resulting from revascularization treatment. STUDY TYPE Prospective. POPULATION Sixteen patients with unilateral, high-grade carotid artery stenosis confirmed by duplex ultrasonography and 17 healthy controls. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCES A 3 T-magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition gradient echo (MPRAGE), gradient-echo echo planar dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC), and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences. Additionally, contrast-enhanced 3D gradient echo magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) spin-echo echo planar imaging were performed. ASSESSMENT iWSAs were delineated by a recently proposed procedure based on time-to-peak maps from DSC perfusion MRI, which were also used to evaluate perfusion delay. We spatially compared iWSAs and perfusion delay before and after treatment (endarterectomy or stenting). Additionally, the Circle of Willis collateralization status was evaluated, and basic cognitive testing was conducted. STATISTICAL TESTS Statistical tests included two-sample t-tests and Chi-squared tests. A P value < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. RESULTS After revascularization, patients showed a significant spatial shift of iWSAs and significantly reduced perfusion delay ipsilateral to the stenosis. Spatial shift of iWSA (P = 0.007) and cognitive improvement (P = 0.013) were more pronounced in patients with poor pre-existing collateralization. Controls demonstrated stable spatial extent of iWSAs (P = 0.437) and symmetric perfusion delays between hemispheres over time (P = 0.773). DATA CONCLUSION These results demonstrate the normalization of iWSA and impaired hemodynamics after revascularization in patients with high-grade carotid artery stenosis. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 2 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.
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- Lena Schmitzer
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany.,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany.,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany.,Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany.,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
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- Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
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- Department for Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany.,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany.,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany.,Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany.,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany.,TUM-Neuroimaging Center, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
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Martín-Noguerol T, Concepción-Aramendia L, Lim CT, Santos-Armentia E, Cabrera-Zubizarreta A, Luna A. Conventional and advanced MRI evaluation of brain vascular malformations. J Neuroimaging 2021; 31:428-445. [PMID: 33856735 DOI: 10.1111/jon.12853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Revised: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Vascular malformations (VMs) of the central nervous system (CNS) include a wide range of pathological conditions related to intra and extracranial vessel abnormalities. Although some VMs show typical neuroimaging features, other VMs share and overlap pathological and neuroimaging features that hinder an accurate differentiation between them. Hence, it is not uncommon to misclassify different types of VMs under the general heading of arteriovenous malformations. Thorough knowledge of the imaging findings of each type of VM is mandatory to avoid these inaccuracies. Conventional MRI sequences, including MR angiography, have allowed the evaluation of CNS VMs without using ionizing radiation. Newer MRI techniques, such as susceptibility-weighted imaging, black blood sequences, arterial spin labeling, and 4D flow imaging, have an added value of providing physiopathological data in real time regarding the hemodynamics of VMs. Beyond MR images, new insights using 3D printed models are being incorporated as part of the armamentarium for a noninvasive evaluation of VMs. In this paper, we briefly review the pathophysiology of CNS VMs, focusing on the MRI findings that may be helpful to differentiate them. We discuss the role of each conventional and advanced MRI sequence for VMs assessment and provide some insights about the value of structured reports of 3D printing to evaluate VMs.
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- Neuroradiology Department, National Neuroscience Institute and Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- MRI Unit, Radiology Department, HT Medica, Jaén, Spain
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Wang X, Dou W, Dong D, Wang X, Chen X, Chen K, Mao H, Guo Y, Zhang C. Can 3D Pseudo-Continuous Territorial Arterial Spin Labeling Effectively Diagnose Patients With Recanalization of Unilateral Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis? J Magn Reson Imaging 2021; 54:175-183. [PMID: 33615609 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.27560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Unilateral middle cerebral artery (MCA) stenosis, as an independent risk factor for stroke, requires an intervention operation for vessel recanalization. Accurate perfusion measurement is thus essential after the operation. PURPOSE To explore the feasibility of three-dimensional (3D) pseudo-continuous territorial arterial-spin-labeling (tASL) in evaluating MCA recanalization. STUDY TYPE Prospective and longitudinal. SUBJECTS Forty-seven patients with unilateral MCA stenosis or occlusion. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE A 3.0 T, 3D time-of-flight fast-field-echo magnetic resonance (MR) angiography sequence, spin-echo echo-planar diffusion-weighted imaging sequence, 3D fast-spin-echo pseudo-continuous ASL (pcASL) and tASL sequences. ASSESSMENT All patients underwent MR examination before and after MCA recanalization and scored using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at admission and discharge. An mRS score <2 was defined as a good prognosis. 3D-pcASL and tASL cerebral blood flow (CBF) maps were obtained, and the corresponding Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS)-based scores were evaluated. STATISTICAL TESTS The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, intra-class correlation coefficient, paired t-test, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, and multivariable logistic regression analysis. RESULTS After recanalization, tASL derived absolute CBFs between the affected and contralateral sides were significantly higher than before the operation (mean: 34.3 ± 8.5 mL/100 g/min vs. 40.6 ± 9.2 mL/100 g/min, 42.6 ± 9.8 mL/100 g/min vs. 43.5 ± 9.9 mL/100 g/min, both P < 0.05). In ROC analysis, tASL provided good prognosis (area under ROC curve [AUC] = 0.829; 95% CI: 0.651-1.000, P < 0.05), while pcASL had lower prognostic value (AUC = 0.760; 95% CI: 0.574-0.946, P < 0.05). The NIHSS score before recanalization, pcASL, and tASL-based ASPECTS scores were significantly associated with good clinical outcome (P < 0.05). Multivariable analysis revealed that ASPECTS-based scores of pcASL and tASL before and after surgery were independent predictors of good clinical outcome (all P < 0.05). DATA CONCLUSION: tASL can determine hypoperfusion in the responsible vascular perfusion area and predict clinical outcome. EVIDENCE LEVEL 4 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.
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- Xinyu Wang
- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Qianfoshan Hospital), Jinan, Shandong Province, 250014, China.,Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250000, China
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- MR Research, GE Healthcare, Beijing, 10076, China
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- Shandong Qianfoshan Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine,Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250014, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Qianfoshan Hospital), Jinan, Shandong Province, 250014, China
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- Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250000, China
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- Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250000, China
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- Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250000, China
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- Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250000, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Shandong Qianfoshan Hospital), Jinan, Shandong Province, 250014, China
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Hwang I, Cho WS, Yoo RE, Kang KM, Yoo DH, Yun TJ, Choi SH, Kim JH, Kim JE, Sohn CH. Revascularization Evaluation in Adult-Onset Moyamoya Disease after Bypass Surgery: Superselective Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion MRI Compared with Digital Subtraction Angiography. Radiology 2020; 297:630-637. [PMID: 32960727 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2020201448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background A superselective (SS) arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI technique can be used to monitor the revascularization area as a supplementary or alternative modality to digital subtraction angiography (DSA), with the advantage of being noninvasive. Purpose To evaluate whether SS-ASL perfusion MRI could be used to visualize the revascularization area after combined direct and indirect bypass surgery in adults with moyamoya disease compared with DSA. Materials and Methods Patients diagnosed with moyamoya disease who underwent DSA and SS-ASL 6 months after surgery between June 2017 and November 2019 in a single institution were retrospectively evaluated. Subjective grading of the revascularization area and collateral grading in 10 Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) locations were performed. The change in perfusion status in a subgroup that underwent both preoperative and postoperative SS-ASL studies was evaluated. Intermodality agreement was analyzed by using weighted κ statistics. Results Thirty-seven hemispheres from 33 patients (mean age, 39 years ± 12 [standard deviation]; 20 women) were evaluated. The intermodality agreement of the revascularization area grading was substantial (weighted κ = 0.70; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.37, 1.00). The overall intermodality agreement of the postoperative collateral grading in the 10 ASPECTS locations for all vessels was substantial (weighted κ = 0.77; 95% CI: 0.74, 0.80). For the presence of postoperative collateral supplied by the ipsilateral external carotid artery in 10 ASPECTS locations (a total of 370 locations) using DSA as a reference test, the SS-ASL showed a sensitivity of 92% (183 of 199 locations; 95% CI: 87%, 95%) and a specificity of 83% (142 of 171 locations; 95% CI: 77%, 88%). The overall intermodality agreement of the changes in perfusion status was moderate (weighted κ = 0.59; 95% CI: 0.54, 0.65). Conclusion Superselective arterial spin labeling imaging precisely depicted the revascularization territory in patients with moyamoya disease who underwent bypass surgery, and it showed the changes in the vascular supplying territories before and after bypass surgery. © RSNA, 2020 Online supplemental material is available for this article. See also the editorial by Hendrikse in this issue.
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- Inpyeong Hwang
- From the Departments of Radiology (I.H., R.E.Y., K.M.K., D.H.Y., T.J.Y., S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.) and Neurosurgery (W.S.C., J.E.K.), Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; and Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (I.H., R.E.Y., K.M.K., D.H.Y., T.J.Y., S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.) and Neurosurgery (W.S.C., J.E.K.), Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; and Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (I.H., R.E.Y., K.M.K., D.H.Y., T.J.Y., S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.) and Neurosurgery (W.S.C., J.E.K.), Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; and Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (I.H., R.E.Y., K.M.K., D.H.Y., T.J.Y., S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.) and Neurosurgery (W.S.C., J.E.K.), Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; and Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (I.H., R.E.Y., K.M.K., D.H.Y., T.J.Y., S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.) and Neurosurgery (W.S.C., J.E.K.), Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; and Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (I.H., R.E.Y., K.M.K., D.H.Y., T.J.Y., S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.) and Neurosurgery (W.S.C., J.E.K.), Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; and Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (I.H., R.E.Y., K.M.K., D.H.Y., T.J.Y., S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.) and Neurosurgery (W.S.C., J.E.K.), Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; and Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (I.H., R.E.Y., K.M.K., D.H.Y., T.J.Y., S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.) and Neurosurgery (W.S.C., J.E.K.), Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; and Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (I.H., R.E.Y., K.M.K., D.H.Y., T.J.Y., S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.) and Neurosurgery (W.S.C., J.E.K.), Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; and Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (I.H., R.E.Y., K.M.K., D.H.Y., T.J.Y., S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.) and Neurosurgery (W.S.C., J.E.K.), Seoul National University Hospital, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea; and Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (S.H.C., J..K., C.H.S.)
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Suzuki Y, Fujima N, van Osch MJP. Intracranial 3D and 4D MR Angiography Using Arterial Spin Labeling: Technical Considerations. Magn Reson Med Sci 2019; 19:294-309. [PMID: 31761840 PMCID: PMC7809141 DOI: 10.2463/mrms.rev.2019-0096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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In the 1980’s some of the earliest studies of arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI have demonstrated its ability to generate MR angiography (MRA) images. Thanks to many technical improvements, ASL has been successfully moving its position from the realm of research into the clinical area, albeit more known as perfusion imaging than as MRA. For MRA imaging, other techniques such as time-of-flight, phase contrast MRA and contrast-enhanced (CE) MRA are more popular choices for clinical applications. In the last decade, however, ASL-MRA has been experiencing a remarkable revival, especially because of its non-invasive nature, i.e. the fact that it does not rely on the use of contrast agent. Very importantly, there are additional benefits of using ASL for MRA. For example, its higher flexibility to achieve both high spatial and temporal resolution than CE dynamic MRA, and the capability of vessel specific visualization, in which the vascular tree arising from a selected artery can be exclusively visualized. In this article, the implementation and recent developments of ASL-based MRA are discussed; not only focusing on the basic sequences based upon pulsed ASL or pseudo-continuous ASL, but also including more recent labeling approaches, such as vessel-selective labeling, velocity-selective ASL, vessel-encoded ASL and time-encoded ASL. Although these ASL techniques have been already utilized in perfusion imaging and their usefulness has been suggested by many studies, some additional considerations should be made when employing them for MRA, since there is something more than the difference of the spatial resolution of the readout sequence. Moreover, extensive discussion is included on what readout sequence to use, especially by highlighting how to achieve high spatial resolution while keeping scan-time reasonable such that the ASL-MRA sequence can easily be included into a clinical examination.
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- Yuriko Suzuki
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hokkaido University Hospital
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Schollenberger J, Figueroa CA, Nielsen JF, Hernandez-Garcia L. Practical considerations for territorial perfusion mapping in the cerebral circulation using super-selective pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling. Magn Reson Med 2019; 83:492-504. [PMID: 31418475 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.27936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE This paper discusses several challenges faced by super-selective pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling, which is used to quantify territorial perfusion in the cerebral circulation. The effects of off-resonance, pulsatility, vessel movement, and label rotation scheme are investigated, and methods to maximize labeling efficiency and overall image quality are evaluated. A strategy to calculate the territorial perfusion fractions of individual vessels is proposed. METHODS The effects of off-resonance, label rotation scheme, and vessel movement on labeling efficiency were simulated. Two off-resonance compensation strategies (multiphase prescan, field map), cardiac triggering, and vessel movement were studied in vivo in a group of 10 subjects. Subsequently, a territorial perfusion fraction map was acquired in 2 subjects based on the mean vessel labeling efficiency. RESULTS Multiphase calibration provided the highest labeling efficiency (P = .002) followed by the field map compensation (P = .037) compared with the uncompensated acquisition. Cardiac triggering resulted in a qualitative improvement of the image and an increase in signal contrast between the perfusion territory and the surrounding tissue (P = .010) but failed to show a significant change in temporal and spatial SNR. The constant clockwise label rotation scheme yielded the highest labeling efficiency. Significant vessel movement (>2 mm according to simulations) was observed in 50% of subjects. The measured territorial perfusion fractions showed good agreement with anatomical data. CONCLUSION Optimized labeling efficiency resulted in increased image quality and accuracy of territorial perfusion fraction maps. Labeling efficiency depends critically on off-resonance calibration, cardiac triggering, optimal label rotation scheme, and vessel location tracking.
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- Jonas Schollenberger
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.,Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.,FMRI Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.,FMRI Laboratory, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Gao XY, Li Q, Li JR, Zhou Q, Qu JX, Yao ZW. A perfusion territory shift attributable solely to the secondary collaterals in moyamoya patients: a potential risk factor for preoperative hemorrhagic stroke revealed by t-ASL and 3D-TOF-MRA. J Neurosurg 2019; 133:780-788. [PMID: 31398708 DOI: 10.3171/2019.5.jns19803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The authors conducted a study to noninvasively and nonradioactively reveal moyamoya disease (MMD) intracerebral perfusion and perfusion territory supplied by the unilateral internal carotid artery (ICA) and external carotid artery (ECA) and bilateral vertebral arteries (VAs) before surgery and to further identify risk factors for preoperative hemorrhage in adult MMD. METHODS Forty-three consecutive adult patients with bilateral MMD underwent unenhanced T1-weighted MRI, territorial arterial spin labeling (t-ASL), and unenhanced 3D time-of-flight MRA (3D-TOF-MRA). Clinical factors, including age, sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, current smoking status, and history of taking aspirin, were gathered and stratified. Univariate logistic regression analyses were used to examine the relationship between various risk factors and the occurrence of preoperative hemorrhage. Stepwise multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to determine independent risk factors of preoperative hemorrhage in MMD. RESULTS Among the 86 MMD hemispheres, t-ASL revealed 137 perfusion territory shifts in 79 hemispheres. Five distinct categories of perfusion territory shifts were observed on t-ASL maps. The subtypes of perfusion territory shift on t-ASL maps were further subdivided into 2 different categories, group A and group B, in combination with findings on 3D-TOF-MRA. A perfusion territory shift attributable solely to the secondary collaterals was a potential independent risk factor for preoperative hemorrhage (p = 0.026; 95% CI 1.201-18.615; OR 4.729). After eliminating the influence of the secondary collaterals, the primary collaterals had no significant effect on the risk of preoperative hemorrhage (p = 0.182). CONCLUSIONS t-ASL could reveal comprehensive MMD cerebral blood perfusion and the vivid perfusion territory shifts fed by the unilateral ICA and ECA and bilateral VAs in a noninvasive, straightforward, nonradioactive, and nonenhanced manner. 3D-TOF-MRA could subdivide t-ASL perfusion territory shifts according to their shunt arteries. A perfusion territory shift attributable to the secondary collaterals is a potential independent risk factor for preoperative hemorrhage in MMD patients. A perfusion territory shift fed by the primary collaterals may not have a strong effect on preoperative hemorrhage in MMD patients. These findings make the combined modalities of t-ASL and 3D-TOF-MRA a feasible tool for MMD disease assessment, management, and surgical strategy planning.
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- Xin-Yi Gao
- 1Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
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- 2Department of Radiology, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University
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- 3Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
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- 4Shanghai International Travel Medical Center
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- 5Department of GE Healthcare China, MR Research China; and
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- 6Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Ishimaru H, Yoshimi S, Akita S. Treatment of Periorbital and Palpebral Arteriovenous Malformations. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) 2019; 8:256-262. [PMID: 31832275 DOI: 10.1089/wound.2018.0846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Objectives: To clarify clinically challenging palpebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and to propose a novel therapeutic modality, we developed a multi-disciplinary approach for the management of AVMs with ulcer. Approach: First, the central retinal artery was secured with embolization by the transophthalmic arterial, a terminal branch of the internal carotid artery (ICA), and then, the branches of the external carotid artery (ECA) were embolized to cause a response in the AVM vasculature followed by sclerotherapy and surgery. Results: Over a 3-year follow-up of palpebral and periorbital AVMs in four females and one male 20 to 50 years of age with a mean age of 38 years, complete remission of the lesions were seen with no major complication, such as blindness, ptosis, or cerebral infarction, with functionally sound and esthetically acceptable results, with no recurrence or worsening even with one case of ulceration postembolization. Innovation: Planned treatment of palpebral and periorbital AVMs, which have been often left untreated because of their complex vasculature and a risk of total blindness due to occlusion of the central retinal artery. A "wait-and-watch" approach is frequently taken. It is important to secure the periphery to the bifurcation of the central retinal artery of the ICA, and then, embolization through the ECA results in complete remission of the lesion, followed by sclerotherapy and surgery, which are successful both in terms of function and esthetics. Conclusion: First, securing the central retinal artery leads to safer and complete resolution of palpebral and periorbital AVMs; wounding or therapeutic complications such as skin necrosis may be seen, but this approach results in complete remission in 3 years with no major complications.
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- Hideki Ishimaru
- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Radiology, National Nagasaki Medical Center, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Wound Repair, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Okell TW, Garcia M, Chappell MA, Byrne JV, Jezzard P. Visualizing artery-specific blood flow patterns above the circle of Willis with vessel-encoded arterial spin labeling. Magn Reson Med 2018; 81:1595-1604. [PMID: 30357925 PMCID: PMC6492185 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.27507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Purpose To establish the feasibility of using vessel‐encoded pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling (VEPCASL) for noninvasive vascular territory imaging (VTI) and artery‐specific dynamic angiography of a large number of arterial branches above the circle of Willis within a clinically feasible scan time. Methods 3D time‐of‐flight angiography was used to select a labeling plane and establish 7 pairs of encoding cycles. These were used for VEPCASL VTI and dynamic 2D angiography (8 min and 3 min acquisition times, respectively) in healthy volunteers, allowing the separation of signals arising from 13 arterial branches (including extracranial arteries) in postprocessing. To demonstrate the clinical potential of this approach, VEPCASL angiography was also applied in 5 patients with brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Results In healthy volunteers, the artery‐specific filling of the vascular tree and resulting perfusion territories were well depicted. SNRs were approximately 5 times higher than those achievable with single‐artery selective methods. Blood supply to the AVMs was well visualized in all cases, showing the main feeding arteries and venous drainage. Conclusions VEPCASL is a highly efficient method for both VTI and dynamic angiography of a large number of arterial branches, providing a comprehensive picture of vascular flow patterns and the effect on downstream tissue perfusion within an acceptable scan time. Automation of labeling plane and vessel‐encoding selection would improve robustness and efficiency, and further refinement could allow quantitative blood flow measurements to be obtained. This technique shows promise for visualizing the blood supply to lesions and collateral flow patterns.
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- Thomas W Okell
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Division, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Clinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Division, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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van Osch MJ, Teeuwisse WM, Chen Z, Suzuki Y, Helle M, Schmid S. Advances in arterial spin labelling MRI methods for measuring perfusion and collateral flow. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2018; 38:1461-1480. [PMID: 28598243 PMCID: PMC6120125 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x17713434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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With the publication in 2015 of the consensus statement by the perfusion study group of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) and the EU-COST action 'ASL in dementia' on the implementation of arterial spin labelling MRI (ASL) in a clinical setting, the development of ASL can be considered to have become mature and ready for clinical prime-time. In this review article new developments and remaining issues will be discussed, especially focusing on quantification of ASL as well as on new technological developments of ASL for perfusion imaging and flow territory mapping. Uncertainty of the achieved labelling efficiency in pseudo-continuous ASL (pCASL) as well as the presence of arterial transit time artefacts, can be considered the main remaining challenges for the use of quantitative cerebral blood flow (CBF) values. New developments in ASL centre around time-efficient acquisition of dynamic ASL-images by means of time-encoded pCASL and diversification of information content, for example by combined 4D-angiography with perfusion imaging. Current vessel-encoded and super-selective pCASL-methodology have developed into easily applied flow-territory mapping methods providing relevant clinical information with highly similar information content as digital subtraction angiography (DSA), the current clinical standard. Both approaches seem therefore to be ready for clinical use.
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- Matthias Jp van Osch
- 1 Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.,2 Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.,2 Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- 3 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- 4 Philips GmbH Innovative Technologies, Research Laboratories, Hamburg, Germany
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- 1 Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.,2 Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Lindner T, Jansen O, Helle M. Optimized super-selective Arterial Spin Labeling for quantitative flow territory mapping. Magn Reson Imaging 2018; 53:14-19. [PMID: 29966693 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2018.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Flow territory mapping using Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) methods allows for deeper insights into the physiology of the brain. However, in most approaches assumptions of the labeling efficiency are used for calculation of brain perfusion which might result in inaccuracies. This becomes more important in super-selective ASL as the labeling focus could be positioned not exactly at the artery of interest. Therefore, measuring the labeling efficiency of the current scan seems important to obtain reliable results and to correct for potential errors. In this study, an optimized super-selective ASL tagging scheme is presented and the labeling efficiency is measured using quantitative phase-contrast angiography of the tagged artery and considering the volume of the supplied flow territory. The aim then is to evaluate the labeling efficiency of super-selective ASL and considering these values when shifting the labeling spot away from the artery of interest. The measured efficiency is compared to simulations performed for the optimized super-selective ASL approach. Considering the values of labeling efficiency after shifting the labeling focus, the values of cerebral blood flow still show accurate results despite the expected lower SNR up to an offset of 3 mm. Following this, to obtain accurate results for quantifying super-selective ASL perfusion images, measuring the labeling efficiency seems necessary to prevent false results.
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- Thomas Lindner
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Arnold-Heller Str. 3, 24103 Kiel, Germany.
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Arnold-Heller Str. 3, 24103 Kiel, Germany.
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- Philips Research, Tomographic Imaging Department, Röntgenstr. 24, 22335 Hamburg, Germany.
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Jezzard P, Chappell MA, Okell TW. Arterial spin labeling for the measurement of cerebral perfusion and angiography. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2018; 38:603-626. [PMID: 29168667 PMCID: PMC5888859 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x17743240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is an MRI technique that was first proposed a quarter of a century ago. It offers the prospect of non-invasive quantitative measurement of cerebral perfusion, making it potentially very useful for research and clinical studies, particularly where multiple longitudinal measurements are required. However, it has suffered from a number of challenges, including a relatively low signal-to-noise ratio, and a confusing number of sequence variants, thus hindering its clinical uptake. Recently, however, there has been a consensus adoption of an accepted acquisition and analysis framework for ASL, and thus a better penetration onto clinical MRI scanners. Here, we review the basic concepts in ASL and describe the current state-of-the-art acquisition and analysis approaches, and the versatility of the method to perform both quantitative cerebral perfusion measurement, along with quantitative cerebral angiographic measurement.
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- Peter Jezzard
- 1 Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Division, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- 1 Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB Division, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Kaczmarz S, Griese V, Preibisch C, Kallmayer M, Helle M, Wustrow I, Petersen ET, Eckstein HH, Zimmer C, Sorg C, Göttler J. Increased variability of watershed areas in patients with high-grade carotid stenosis. Neuroradiology 2018; 60:311-323. [PMID: 29299616 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-017-1970-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Watershed areas (WSAs) of the brain are most susceptible to acute hypoperfusion due to their peripheral location between vascular territories. Additionally, chronic WSA-related vascular processes underlie cognitive decline especially in patients with cerebral hemodynamic compromise. Despite of high relevance for both clinical diagnostics and research, individual in vivo WSA definition is fairly limited to date. Thus, this study proposes a standardized segmentation approach to delineate individual WSAs by use of time-to-peak (TTP) maps and investigates spatial variability of individual WSAs. METHODS We defined individual watershed masks based on relative TTP increases in 30 healthy elderly persons and 28 patients with unilateral, high-grade carotid stenosis, being at risk for watershed-related hemodynamic impairment. Determined WSA location was confirmed by an arterial transit time atlas and individual super-selective arterial spin labeling. We compared spatial variability of WSA probability maps between groups and assessed TTP differences between hemispheres in individual and group-average watershed locations. RESULTS Patients showed significantly higher spatial variability of WSAs than healthy controls. Perfusion on the side of the stenosis was delayed within individual watershed masks as compared to a watershed template derived from controls, being independent from the grade of the stenosis and collateralization status of the circle of Willis. CONCLUSION Results demonstrate feasibility of individual WSA delineation by TTP maps in healthy elderly and carotid stenosis patients. Data indicate necessity of individual segmentation approaches especially in patients with hemodynamic compromise to detect critical regions of impaired hemodynamics.
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- Stephan Kaczmarz
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
- TUM Neuroimaging Center (TUM-NIC), Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
- TUM Neuroimaging Center (TUM-NIC), Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
- Clinic for Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Research Laboratories, Philips GmbH Innovative Technologies, Hamburg, Germany
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- I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Center for Magnetic Resonance, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany
- TUM Neuroimaging Center (TUM-NIC), Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str. 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
- TUM Neuroimaging Center (TUM-NIC), Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.
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Self-controlled super-selective arterial spin labelling. Eur Radiol 2017; 28:1227-1233. [PMID: 28971235 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-5066-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2017] [Revised: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Arterial spin labelling (ASL) is a method of non-contrast-enhanced perfusion imaging that is generally based on the acquisition of two images which must be subtracted in order to obtain perfusion-weighted images. This is also the case for some flow territory mapping approaches that require the acquisition of two images for each artery of interest, thereby prolonging scan time and yielding largely redundant information. The aim of this study is to accelerate flow territory mapping using ASL by eliminating the acquisition of a control condition. METHODS Using super-selective ASL, only one artery of interest is tagged, while the contralateral arteries are in a state similar to the control condition. By using an arithmetic combination of the label images of all territories, selective images of flow territories can be obtained without the need to acquire an additional control condition. This approach for obtaining artery-selective perfusion-weighted images without acquiring a control condition is presented in this study and is referred to as "self-controlled super-selective ASL". RESULTS Quantitative perfusion measurements were similar to conventional super-selective and non-selective perfusion imaging across all subjects. CONCLUSION Super-selective arterial spin labelling can be performed without acquiring a control image. KEY POINTS • An accelerated method of flow territory mapping is presented. • Super-selective arterial spin labelling is performed without a control condition. • A new approach for calculating individual flow territories is presented. • The presented technique is compared to established approaches. • The outcome is similar to that using conventional techniques.
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Richter V, Helle M, van Osch MJP, Lindner T, Gersing AS, Tsantilas P, Eckstein HH, Preibisch C, Zimmer C. MR Imaging of Individual Perfusion Reorganization Using Superselective Pseudocontinuous Arterial Spin-Labeling in Patients with Complex Extracranial Steno-Occlusive Disease. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2017; 38:703-711. [PMID: 28183839 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a5090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Patients with multiple stenoses or occlusions of the extracranial arteries require an individualized diagnostic approach. We evaluated the feasibility and clinical utility of a novel MR imaging technique for regional perfusion imaging in this patient group. MATERIALS AND METHODS Superselective pseudocontinuous arterial spin-labeling with a circular labeling spot enabling selective vessel labeling was added to routine imaging in a prospective pilot study in 50 patients (10 women, 70.05 ± 10.55 years of age) with extracranial steno-occlusive disease. Thirty-three had infarct lesions. DSC-MR imaging was performed in 16/50 (32%), and cerebral DSA, in 12/50 patients (24%). Vascular anatomy and the distribution of vessel stenoses and occlusions were defined on sonography and TOF-MRA. Stenoses were classified according to the NASCET criteria. Infarct lesions and perfusion deficits were defined on FLAIR and DSC-MR imaging, respectively. Individual perfusion patterns were defined on the superselective pseudocontinuous arterial spin-labeling maps and were correlated with vascular anatomy and infarct lesion localization. RESULTS The superselective pseudocontinuous arterial spin-labeling imaging sequence could be readily applied by trained technicians, and the additional scan time of 12.7 minutes was well-tolerated by patients. The detected vessel occlusions/stenoses and perfusion patterns corresponded between cerebral DSA and superselective pseudocontinuous arterial spin-labeling maps in all cases. Perfusion deficits on DSC-CBF maps significantly correlated with those on superselective pseudocontinuous arterial spin-labeling maps (Pearson r = 0.9593, P < .01). Individual collateral recruitment patterns were not predictable from the vascular anatomy in 71% of our patients. CONCLUSIONS Superselective pseudocontinuous arterial spin-labeling is a robust technique for regional brain perfusion imaging, suitable for the noninvasive diagnostics of individual perfusion patterns in patients with complex cerebrovascular disease.
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- V Richter
- From the Department of Radiology (V.R.), Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology (M.H., T.L.), University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
- Philips GmbH Innovative Technologies (M.H.), Research Laboratories, Hamburg, Germany
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- The C. J. Gorter Center for High Field MRI (M.J.P.v.O.), Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology (M.H., T.L.), University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.S.G., C.P., C.Z.)
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (P.T., H.-H.E.), Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (P.T., H.-H.E.), Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.S.G., C.P., C.Z.)
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- Departments of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (A.S.G., C.P., C.Z.)
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Evaluation of the applicability of territorial arterial spin labeling in meningiomas for presurgical assessments compared with 3-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography. Eur Radiol 2017; 27:4072-4081. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-4760-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Shimogawa T, Morioka T, Sayama T, Haga S, Akiyama T, Murao K, Kanazawa Y, Furuta Y, Sakata A, Arakawa S. Signal changes on magnetic resonance perfusion images with arterial spin labeling after carotid endarterectomy. Surg Neurol Int 2016; 7:S1031-S1040. [PMID: 28144479 PMCID: PMC5234294 DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.196322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cerebral hyperperfusion after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is defined as an increase in ipsilateral cerebral blood flow (CBF). Practically, however, prompt and precise assessment of cerebral hyperperfusion is difficult because of limitations in the methodology of CBF measurement during the perioperative period. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a completely noninvasive and repeatable magnetic resonance perfusion imaging technique that uses magnetically-labelled blood water as an endogenous tracer. To clarify the usefulness of ASL in the management of cerebral hyperperfusion, we investigated signal changes by ASL with a single 1.5-s post-labeling delay on visual inspection. METHODS Thirty-two consecutive patients who underwent CEA were enrolled in this retrospective study. RESULTS On postoperative day 1, 22 (68.8%) and 4 (12.5%) patients exhibited increased ASL signals bilaterally (Group A) and on the operated side (Group B), respectively. Follow-up ASL showed improvement in these findings. Six (18.8%) patients showed no change (Group C). There was no apparent correlation between ASL signals on postoperative day 1 and the preoperative hemodynamic state, including the cerebrovascular reserve (P = 0.2062). Three (9.4%) patients developed cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (two in Group A and one in Group B). Coincidence in the localization of increased ASL signals and electroencephalographic abnormalities was noted in these patients. CONCLUSION Visual analysis of ASL with a single post-labeling delay overestimates CBF and cannot identify patients at risk of cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome probably because of the strong effect of the shortened arterial transit time immediately after CEA. However, ASL may be used as for screening.
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- Takafumi Shimogawa
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Kyusyu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cerebrovascular Disease, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Lindner T, Larsen N, Jansen O, Helle M. Accelerated visualization of selected intracranial arteries by cycled super-selective arterial spin labeling. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MATERIALS IN PHYSICS BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2016; 29:843-852. [DOI: 10.1007/s10334-016-0574-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2016] [Revised: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Jensen-Kondering U, Lindner T, van Osch MJ, Rohr A, Jansen O, Helle M. Superselective pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling angiography. Eur J Radiol 2015; 84:1758-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Revised: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Lindner T, Helle M, Jansen O. A Short Introduction to Arterial Spin Labeling and its Application to Flow Territory Mapping. Clin Neuroradiol 2015; 25 Suppl 2:211-8. [PMID: 26308246 DOI: 10.1007/s00062-015-0450-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is an emerging method for the assessment of perfusion in various diseases of the brain. In ASL, the magnetization of arterial blood water spins is manipulated in a complete non-invasive way before flowing into the tissue of interest. This allows absolute quantification of cerebral blood flow, thereby, presenting an alternative to contrast-enhanced methods based on computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. Furthermore, its potential application for flow territory mapping can provide additional information of the individual configuration of intracerebral blood flow. This article gives a brief overview of the basic ASL methodology and its approaches to image individual perfusion territories. Additionally, the utilization of ASL in a variety of cerebrovascular diseases is presented to provide examples of potential applications of (territorial) ASL in clinical routine.
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- T Lindner
- Clinic for Radiology and Neuroradiology, UKSH Campus Kiel, 24105, Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3, Germany.
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- Philips GmbH Innovative Technologies, Research Laboratories, Hamburg, Germany
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- Clinic for Radiology and Neuroradiology, UKSH Campus Kiel, 24105, Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3, Germany
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Lindner T, Jensen-Kondering U, van Osch MJ, Jansen O, Helle M. 3D time-resolved vessel-selective angiography based on pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling. Magn Reson Imaging 2015; 33:840-6. [PMID: 25777269 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2015.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zhang X, Ghariq E, Hartkamp NS, Webb AG, van Osch MJP. Fast cerebral flow territory mapping using vessel encoded dynamic arterial spin labeling (VE-DASL). Magn Reson Med 2015; 75:2041-9. [PMID: 26094586 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.25806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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PURPOSE Whole-brain territory mapping using planning-free vessel-encoded pseudocontinuous arterial-spin-labeling (VE-pCASL) takes approximately 5 min, which is frequently considered too long for standard clinical protocols. In this study, vessel-encoded dynamic-ASL (VE-DASL) is optimized to achieve fast (< 30 s) cerebral flow territory mapping, especially aimed for the acute setting. METHODS VE-DASL is based on the creation of a continuous stream of magnetically labeled or unlabeled blood with different encoding patterns for each feeding artery, whose inflow into the brain tissue is monitored continuously. This approach leads to unique signal fluctuation within each flow territory, enabling reconstruction of individual flow territories by means of clustering techniques followed by linear regression. RESULTS VE-DASL was implemented and validated both as single slice and whole-brain method. In vivo results showed reasonable agreement with the "gold-standard" reference maps obtained from VE-pCASL. The Dice similarity coefficient which represents the fractional overlap between VE-DASL and "gold-standard" VE-pCASL territories ranged from 83.4% to 87.7% for the right internal cerebral artery (RICA), 81.7% to 83.1% for the left internal cerebral artery (LICA) and 64.3% to 71.8% for the vertebral arteries. CONCLUSION VE-DASL has the potential to map the main flow territories with whole-brain coverage in a short scan duration (∼30 s).
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- Xingxing Zhang
- Department of Radiology, C. J. Gorter Center for high field MRI, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, C. J. Gorter Center for high field MRI, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, C. J. Gorter Center for high field MRI, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, C. J. Gorter Center for high field MRI, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Assessment of collateral flow in patients with cerebrovascular disorders. J Neuroradiol 2014; 41:234-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2013.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Revised: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hartkamp NS, De Cocker LJ, Helle M, van Osch MJ, Kappelle LJ, Bokkers RP, Hendrikse J. In vivo visualization of the PICA perfusion territory with super-selective pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling MRI. Neuroimage 2013; 83:58-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.06.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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