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Miki S, Nakao T, Nomura Y, Okimoto N, Nyunoya K, Nakamura Y, Kurokawa R, Amemiya S, Yoshikawa T, Hanaoka S, Hayashi N, Abe O. Computer-aided detection of cerebral aneurysms with magnetic resonance angiography: usefulness of volume rendering to display lesion candidates. Jpn J Radiol 2021; 39:652-658. [PMID: 33638771 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-021-01099-4] [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: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE The clinical usefulness of computer-aided detection of cerebral aneurysms has been investigated using different methods to present lesion candidates, but suboptimal methods may have limited its usefulness. We compared three presentation methods to determine which can benefit radiologists the most by enabling them to detect more aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a multireader multicase observer performance study involving six radiologists and using 470 lesion candidates output by a computer-aided detection program, and compared the following three different presentation methods using the receiver operating characteristic analysis: (1) a lesion candidate is encircled on axial slices, (2) a lesion candidate is overlaid on a volume-rendered image, and (3) combination of (1) and (2). The response time was also compared. RESULTS As compared with axial slices, radiologists showed significantly better detection performance when presented with volume-rendered images. There was no significant difference in response time between the two methods. The combined method was associated with a significantly longer response time, but had no added merit in terms of diagnostic accuracy. CONCLUSION Even with the aid of computer-aided detection, radiologists overlook many aneurysms if the presentation method is not optimal. Overlaying colored lesion candidates on volume-rendered images can help them detect more aneurysms.
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- Soichiro Miki
- Department of Computational Diagnostic Radiology and Preventive Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
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- Department of Computational Diagnostic Radiology and Preventive Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Computational Diagnostic Radiology and Preventive Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Division of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Division of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Computational Diagnostic Radiology and Preventive Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Computational Diagnostic Radiology and Preventive Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Division of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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Magnetic resonance angiography contrast enhancement and combined 3D visualization of cerebral vasculature and white matter pathways. Comput Med Imaging Graph 2018; 70:29-42. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2018.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bourcier R, Chatel S, Bourcereau E, Jouan S, Marec HL, Daumas-Duport B, Sevin-Allouet M, Guillon B, Roualdes V, Riem T, Isidor B, Lebranchu P, Connault J, Tourneau TL, Gaignard A, Loirand G, Redon R, Desal H. Understanding the Pathophysiology of Intracranial Aneurysm: The ICAN Project. Neurosurgery 2017; 80:621-626. [DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyw135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Understanding the pathophysiologic mechanism of intracranial aneurysm (IA) formation is a prerequisite to assess the potential risk of rupture. Nowadays, there are neither reliable biomarkers nor diagnostic tools to predict the formation or the evolution of IA. Increasing evidence suggests a genetic component of IA but genetics studies have failed to identify genetic variation causally related to IA.
OBJECTIVE: To develop diagnostic and predictive tools for the risk of IA formation and rupture.
METHODS: The French ICAN project is a noninterventional nationwide and multicentric research program. Each typical IA of bifurcation will be included. For familial forms, further IA screening will be applied among first-degree relatives. By accurate phenotype description with high-throughput genetic screening, we aim to identify new genes involved in IA. These potential genetic markers will be tested in large groups of patients. Any relevant pathway identified will be further explored in a large cohort of sporadic carriers of IA, which will be well documented with clinical, biological, and imaging data.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES: Discovering genetic risk factors, better understanding the pathophysiology, and identifying molecular mechanisms responsible for IA formation will be essential bases for the development of biomarkers and identification of therapeutic targets.
DISCUSSION: Our protocol has many assets. A nationwide recruitment allows for the inclusion of large pedigrees with familial forms of IA. It will combine accurate phenotyping and comprehensive imaging with high-throughput genetic screening. Last, it will enable exploiting metadata to explore new pathophysiological pathways of interest by crossing clinical, genetic, biological, and imaging information.
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- Romain Bourcier
- Neuroradiological Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Nantes, Nantes, France
- L'institut du thorax Nantes, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV Nantes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France
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- L'institut du thorax Nantes, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV Nantes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France
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- L'institut du thorax Nantes, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV Nantes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Neuroradiological Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- L'institut du thorax Nantes, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV Nantes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France
- Cardiology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Neuroradiological Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Neurology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Neurosurgery Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Neurosurgery Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Clinical genetics Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Ophtalmologic Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- L'institut du thorax Nantes, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV Nantes, Nantes, France
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- L'institut du thorax Nantes, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV Nantes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France
- Cardiology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Nantes, Nantes, France
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- L'institut du thorax Nantes, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV Nantes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France
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- L'institut du thorax Nantes, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV Nantes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France
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- L'institut du thorax Nantes, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV Nantes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Neuroradiological Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Nantes, Nantes, France
- L'institut du thorax Nantes, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV Nantes, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, Nantes, France
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Bourcier R, Lenoble C, Guyomarch-Delasalle B, Daumas-Duport B, Papagiannaki C, Redon R, Desal H. Is there an inherited anatomical conformation favoring aneurysmal formation of the anterior communicating artery? J Neurosurg 2016; 126:1598-1605. [PMID: 27315030 DOI: 10.3171/2016.4.jns153032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for the formation of intracranial aneurysms (IAs) remain only partially elucidated. However, current evidence suggests a genetic component. The purpose of this study was to investigate the specific anatomical variations in the arterial complex that are associated with the presence of anterior communicating artery (ACoA) aneurysms in the familial forms of IAs. METHODS This multicenter study investigated bifurcation IAs in patients who had a sporadic ACoA IA without a family history of IA (SACAA group), in patients who had an ACoA IA with a family history of IA (FACAA group), and in their healthy first-degree relatives (HFDRs). Through the use of MR angiography (MRA) reconstructions, the symmetry of the A1 segments and the angle between the A1 and A2 segments were analyzed on 3D models for each group. These measurements were then compared among the 3 groups. RESULTS Twenty-four patients with SACAA, 24 patients with FACAA, and 20 HFDRs were included in the study. Asymmetrical configuration of the A1 segments was more frequent in the FACAA group than in the HFDR group (p = 0.002). The aneurysm-side A1-A2 angle was lower in the FACAA group (p = 0.003) and SACAA group (p = 0.007) than in the HFDR group. On the contralateral side, there was no difference in A1-A2 angles between groups. CONCLUSIONS The anatomical shape of the ACoA complex seems to be similarly associated with the presence of ACoA IAs in both the FACAA and SACAA groups. This highlights the role played by hemodynamic constraints in aneurysm formation and questions the hypothesis of the hereditary character of these anatomical shapes.
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- Romain Bourcier
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hospital Guillaume et René Laennec.,CNRS, UMR 6291, Université de Nantes, Nantes; and
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hospital Guillaume et René Laennec
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hospital Guillaume et René Laennec
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- INSERM, UMR1087, l'institut du thorax, CHU de Nantes.,CNRS, UMR 6291, Université de Nantes, Nantes; and
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hospital Guillaume et René Laennec.,CNRS, UMR 6291, Université de Nantes, Nantes; and
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Pereira VM, Bijlenga P, Marcos A, Schaller K, Lovblad KO. Diagnostic approach to cerebral aneurysms. Eur J Radiol 2012; 82:1623-32. [PMID: 23158462 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2012] [Accepted: 10/25/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cerebral aneurysms are an important cause of morbidity and mortality due to their causal effect in non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgical progress in the 20th century helped to improve patient outcomes greatly. In recent years, techniques such as intravascular treatment by coiling and/or stenting have found an additional place in the management of the disease. With the development of less and less invasive surgical and endovascular techniques, there has also been a continuous development in imaging techniques that have led to our current situation where we dispose of CT and MR techniques that can help improve treatment planning greatly. CT is able to detect and together with its adjunct techniques CT angiography and CT perfusion, it can allow us to provide the physicians in charge with a detailed image of the aneurysm, the feeding vessels as well as the status of blood flow to the brain. Angiography has evolved by becoming the standard tool for guidance during decision making for whatever therapy is being envisioned be it endovascular procedures and or surgery and has even progressed more recently due to the development of so-called flat panel technology that now allows to acquire CT-like images during and directly after an intervention. Thus nowadays, the diagnostic and interventional techniques and procedures have become so much entwined as to be considered a whole.
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- Vitor Mendes Pereira
- Division of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
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KOBASHI SYOJI, KAMIURA NAOTAKE, HATA YUTAKA, MIYAWAKI FUJIO. FUZZY INFORMATION GRANULATION ON BLOOD VESSEL EXTRACTION FROM 3D TOF MRA IMAGE. INT J PATTERN RECOGN 2011. [DOI: 10.1142/s0218001400000271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This paper shows an application of fuzzy information granulation (fuzzy IG) to medical image segmentation. Fuzzy IG is to derive fuzzy granules from information. In the case of medical image segmentation, information and fuzzy granules correspond to an image taken from a medical scanner, and anatomical parts, namely region of interests (ROIs), respectively. The proposed method to granulate information is composed of volume quantization and fuzzy merging. Volume quantization is to gather similar neighboring voxels. The generated quanta are selectively merged according to degrees for pre-defined fuzzy models that represent anatomical knowledge of medical images. The proposed method was applied to blood vessel extraction from three-dimensional time-of-flight (TOF) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) images of the brain. The volume data studied in this work is composed of about 100 contiguous and volumetric MRA images. According to the fuzzy IG concept, information correspond to the volume data, fuzzy granules corresponds to the blood vessels and fat. The qualitative evaluation by a physician was done for two- and three-dimensional images generated from the obtained blood vessels. The evaluation shows that the method can segment MRA volume data, and that fuzzy IG is applicable to, and suitable for medical image segmentation.
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- SYOJI KOBASHI
- Department of Computer Engineering, Himeji Institute of Technology, 2167, Shosha, Himeji, 671-2201, Japan
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Himeji Institute of Technology, 2167, Shosha, Himeji, 671-2201, Japan
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Himeji Institute of Technology, 2167, Shosha, Himeji, 671-2201, Japan
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- Department of Computer Engineering, Himeji Institute of Technology, 2167, Shosha, Himeji, 671-2201, Japan
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Joo SW, Lee SI, Noh SJ, Jeong YG, Kim MS, Jeong YT. What Is the Significance of a Large Number of Ruptured Aneurysms Smaller than 7 mm in Diameter? J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2009; 45:85-9. [PMID: 19274117 DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2009.45.2.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2008] [Accepted: 01/27/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The International Study of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms (ISUIA) reported that the 5-year cumulative rupture rate of small unruptured aneurysms less than 7 mm in diameter is very low depending on the aneurysm's location. However, we have seen a large number of ruptured aneurysms less than 7 mm in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to review our experience and to measure the size and location at which aneurysms ruptured in our patient population. METHODS We reviewed the characteristics of aneurysms, such as size and location, from the original angiograms of patients who were admitted to our hospital between January 2004 and December 2007. All aneurysms were treated surgically or through endovascular procedures. RESULTS Interventional or surgical treatment was given to a total of 889 patients, including 568 females and 321 males. At the time of our study, 627 cases were ruptured aneurysms and 262 cases were unruptured aneurysms. Of the ruptured cases, the mean diameter of the aneurysm was 6.28 mm. We found that 71.8% of ruptured aneurysms were smaller than 7 mm in diameter, and 87.9%, were smaller than 10 mm. Based on location, the data show that anterior communicating artery aneurysms most often presented with rupture sizes less than 7 mm (76.8%) and 10 mm (92.1%) in diameter. Most ruptured aneurysms were less than 7 mm in size, although recent studies have noted that small aneurysms are less likely to rupture. CONCLUSION Although the natural history of unruptured intracranial aneurysms remains controversial, the aneurysm size and location play a signigicant role in determining the risk of rupture. Larger sample sizes and a long term study are needed to reveal the natural history and the rupture risk of unruptured intracranial aneurysms because the size of most ruptured aneurysms was less than 7 mm in diameter in our series.
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- Sang Wook Joo
- Department of Neurosurgery, Inje University School of Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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Yoo YM, Managuli R, Kim Y. New multi-volume rendering technique for three-dimensional power Doppler imaging. ULTRASONICS 2007; 46:313-22. [PMID: 17590403 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2007.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2007] [Revised: 04/20/2007] [Accepted: 04/21/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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In this paper, we present a new multi-volume rendering technique (i.e., progressive fusion) to combine 3D anatomical structures from B-mode imaging and flow information from power Doppler imaging. A post-fusion technique, in which B-mode and power Doppler volumes are independently rendered and then fused based on alpha blending, is typically used in 3D power Doppler imaging. However, it has limitations in preserving the spatial relationship (i.e., depth order) between tissue structure and vasculature since they are rendered independently and then merged. With the proposed progressive fusion, B-mode and power Doppler volumes are composited together while rendering by sharing the opacity values. After compositing, two rendered frames are blended by utilizing a 2D color lookup table designed to fuse two properties (i.e., tissues and blood flows). We have evaluated the progressive-fusion multi-volume rendering method with the phantom and in vivo data acquired using a commercial ultrasound machine (EUB-8500, Hitachi Medical Corporation, Japan) with a 3.5 MHz mechanical probe. From the preliminary study, we have found that the new progressive-fusion method can better retain and display the spatial relationship between tissue structure, vasculature and their corresponding depth order.
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- Yang Mo Yoo
- Image Computing Systems Laboratory, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Box 355061, Seattle, WA 98195-5061, USA
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Broderick JP, Sauerbeck LR, Foroud T, Huston J, Pankratz N, Meissner I, Brown RD. The Familial Intracranial Aneurysm (FIA) study protocol. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2005; 6:17. [PMID: 15854227 PMCID: PMC1097731 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-6-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2005] [Accepted: 04/26/2005] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to ruptured intracranial aneurysms (IAs) occurs in about 20,000 people per year in the U.S. annually and nearly half of the affected persons are dead within the first 30 days. Survivors of ruptured IAs are often left with substantial disability. Thus, primary prevention of aneurysm formation and rupture is of paramount importance. Prior studies indicate that genetic factors are important in the formation and rupture of IAs. The long-term goal of the Familial Intracranial Aneurysm (FIA) Study is to identify genes that underlie the development and rupture of intracranial aneurysms (IA). Methods/Design The FIA Study includes 26 clinical centers which have extensive experience in the clinical management and imaging of intracerebral aneurysms. 475 families with affected sib pairs or with multiple affected relatives will be enrolled through retrospective and prospective screening of potential subjects with an IA. After giving informed consent, the proband or their spokesperson invites other family members to participate. Each participant is interviewed using a standardized questionnaire which covers medical history, social history and demographic information. In addition blood is drawn from each participant for DNA isolation and immortalization of lymphocytes. High- risk family members without a previously diagnosed IA undergo magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) to identify asymptomatic unruptured aneurysms. A 10 cM genome screen will be performed to identify FIA susceptibility loci. Due to the significant mortality of affected individuals, novel approaches are employed to reconstruct the genotype of critical deceased individuals. These include the intensive recruitment of the spouse and children of deceased, affected individuals. Discussion A successful, adequately-powered genetic linkage study of IA is challenging given the very high, early mortality of ruptured IA. Design features in the FIA Study that address this challenge include recruitment at a large number of highly active clinical centers, comprehensive screening and recruitment techniques, non-invasive vascular imaging of high-risk subjects, genome reconstruction of dead affected individuals using marker data from closely related family members, and inclusion of environmental covariates in the statistical analysis.
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- Joseph P Broderick
- Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0525, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0525, USA
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- Medical & Molecular Genetics, Indiana University, 975 West Walnut St., IB 130, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5251, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Medical & Molecular Genetics, Indiana University, 975 West Walnut St., IB 130, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5251, USA
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- Division of Cerebrovascular Disease and Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 200, First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Division of Cerebrovascular Disease and Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 200, First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Castaño-Duque CH, Ruscalleda-Nadal J, de Juan-Delago M, Guardia-Mas E, San Roman-Manzanera L, Bartomeus-Jene F, Molet-Teixido J, Tresserras-Ribo P, Pares-Muñoz P, Clavel Laria P. Early Experience Studying Cerebral Aneurysms with Rotational and Threedimensional Angiography and Review of CT and MR Angiography Literature. Interv Neuroradiol 2004; 8:377-91. [PMID: 20594499 DOI: 10.1177/159101990200800407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2002] [Accepted: 10/12/2002] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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SUMMARY From september 2000 to september 2001, 32 consecutive patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms were examined with rotational and 3D reconstruction angiography using an Integris V5000 Philips Medical System: 39 aneurysms were detected. After a selective cerebral artery was catheterized with a 5F or 4F-catheter, 35 ml of contrast medium was intra-arterially administered at a rate of 4 ml/s and a 180 degrees rotational angiography was performed in eight seconds. This information was transferred to a computer (Silicon Graphics Octane) with software (Integris 3DRA, Philips Integris Systems) and a three-dimensional reconstruction was made. The information provided by Angio-3D was useful for evaluating the parent artery, aneurysmal sac, aneurysmal neck and arterial branches. It was also very useful in selecting the therapeutic method. For open surgery, this technique provides preoperative images that are useful for planning microsurgical approaches, especially in cases of large aneurysm showing complex surrounding arteries. For endovascular embolization, various anatomic characteristics of the aneurysm such as neck and sac size, shape, lobularity, parent artery and arterial branches adjacent to the aneurysmal neck must be demonstrated. This is very important to determine the best projection for embolization and to avoid multiple series. This is also essential in the choice of the first coil to create a good basket producing total occlusion. Microaneurysms are demonstrated well with this technique whereas this is difficult to do with conventional arteriography. The Angio-RM and Angio-CT literature show a lower sensitivity and specificity in comparasion with our experience with 3D IA-ROT-DSA. For this reason, we believe that 3D IA-ROTDSA is now the gold standard for patients presenting intracranial aneurysms.
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- C H Castaño-Duque
- Department of Radiology, Unit of Neuroradiology - Interventional Neuroradiology; Barcelona, Spain -
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Satoh T, Ekino C, Ohsako C. Transluminal color-coded three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography for visualization of signal intensity distribution pattern within an unruptured cerebral aneurysm: preliminarily assessment with anterior communicating artery aneurysms. Neuroradiology 2004; 46:628-34. [PMID: 15243724 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-004-1239-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2003] [Accepted: 04/20/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The natural history of unruptured cerebral aneurysm is not known; also unknown is the potential growth and rupture in any individual aneurysm. The authors have developed transluminal color-coded three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) obtained by a time-of-flight sequence to investigate the interaction between the intra-aneurysmal signal intensity distribution patterns and configuration of unruptured cerebral aneurysms. Transluminal color-coded images were reconstructed from volume data of source magnetic resonance angiography by using a parallel volume-rendering algorithm with transluminal imaging technique. By selecting a numerical threshold range from a signal intensity opacity chart of the three-dimensional volume-rendering dataset several areas of signal intensity were depicted, assigned different colors, and visualized transparently through the walls of parent arteries and an aneurysm. Patterns of signal intensity distribution were analyzed with three operated cases of an unruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm and compared with the actual configurations observed at microneurosurgery. A little difference in marginal features of an aneurysm was observed; however, transluminal color-coded images visualized the complex signal intensity distribution within an aneurysm in conjunction with aneurysmal geometry. Transluminal color-coded three-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography can thus provide numerical analysis of the interaction between spatial signal intensity distribution patterns and aneurysmal configurations and may offer an alternative and practical method to investigate the patient-specific natural history of individual unruptured cerebral aneurysms.
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- T Satoh
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Ryofukai Satoh Neurosurgical Hospital, 5-23-23 Matsunaga, Fukuyama, 729-0104 Hiroshima, Japan.
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Ohashi Y, Horikoshi T, Sugita M, Yagishita T, Nukui H. Size of cerebral aneurysms and related factors in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 61:239-45; discussion 245-7. [PMID: 14984993 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-3019(03)00427-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2002] [Accepted: 03/26/2003] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND As the indication for surgical treatment of incidentally discovered small aneurysms remains controversial. METHODS We retrospectively investigated the characteristics of small ruptured aneurysms and examined the relationship between the size and location of ruptured intracranial aneurysms and the sex, age, lifestyle, and medical history of 280 patients with ruptured aneurysm treated at our institute. RESULTS The mean diameter of ruptured aneurysms in this series was 7.6 mm. In diameter, 135 (48.2%) ranged between 5 and 10 mm; 73 (26.1%) were smaller than 5 mm. The size of the ruptured aneurysms was significantly smaller (mean 6.5 mm) in patients with non- or poorly controlled hypertension than in normotensive patients (mean 8.3 mm) (p < 0.05). Ruptured aneurysms in the anterior communicating artery (AcomA) and anterior cerebral artery (ACA) were significantly smaller (p < 0.01) than those in the internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery. Among 58 patients with multiple aneurysms, only 7 (12%) suffered rupture of aneurysms smaller than 5 mm (p < 0.01). Patients younger than 40 years and patients with a family history of subarachnoid hemorrhage appeared to predispose to the rupture of small-sized aneurysms, although those did not affect the statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that even aneurysms smaller than 10 mm may rupture. However, treatment decisions for unruptured aneurysm should not be based solely on the size of the unruptured aneurysms. Our data implies that even small aneurysms in the AcomA and ACA had an increased tendency for rupture, and that hypertensive patients were at higher risk for the rupture of small aneurysms.
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- Yasuhiro Ohashi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Tamaho, Yamanashi, Japan
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Tsuchiya K, Katase S, Hachiya J, Shiokawa Y. Volume-rendered 3D display of MR angiograms in the diagnosis of cerebral arteriovenous malformations. Acta Radiol 2003. [PMID: 14616214 DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0455.2003.00133.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine whether application of a volume-rendered display of 3D time-of-flight (TOF) MR angiography could assist the diagnosis of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). MATERIAL AND METHODS Volume-rendered 3D images of postcontrast 3D time-of-flight MR angiography were compared with conventional angiograms in 12 patients. The correlation between the 3D images and the operative findings was also analyzed in 5 patients. RESULTS The 3D-displayed images showed all of the feeders and drainers in 10 and 9 patients, respectively. In all patients, the nidus was three-dimensionally visualized. In 3 patients with hematomas, the relationship between the hematoma and the AVM was well demonstrated. The 3D images corresponded well with the operative findings in the 5 patients. CONCLUSION This method is of help in assessing the relationship between the components of an AVM as well as that between an AVM and an associated hematoma.
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- K Tsuchiya
- Department of Radiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Shinkawa, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
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Hughes PDV, Becker GJ. Screening for intracranial aneurysms in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Review Article. Nephrology (Carlton) 2003; 8:163-70. [PMID: 15012716 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1797.2003.00161.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Screening patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) for asymptomatic intracranial aneurysms has been proposed as a method of reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with aneurysm rupture. However, recent studies have shown lower spontaneous rupture rates of small aneurysms and higher risks of significant complications with interventions than previously reported. Risk-benefit analysis has not demonstrated any benefit of screening ADPKD patients without a history of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) for intracranial aneurysms, and has suggested that screening might cause harm.
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- Peter D V Hughes
- Department of Nephrology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Wintermark M, Uske A, Chalaron M, Regli L, Maeder P, Meuli R, Schnyder P, Binaghi S. Multislice computerized tomography angiography in the evaluation of intracranial aneurysms: a comparison with intraarterial digital subtraction angiography. J Neurosurg 2003; 98:828-36. [PMID: 12691409 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.98.4.0828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT The goal of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of computerized tomography (CT) angiography performed with the aid of multislice technology (MSCT angiography) in the investigation of intracranial aneurysms, by comparing this method with intraarterial digital subtraction (IADS) angiography. METHODS Fifty consecutive adult patients, who successively underwent MSCT angiography (four rows) and IADS angiography of intracranial vessels, were prospectively identified. The MSCT angiography studies consisted of 1.25-mm slices, with 0.8-mm reconstruction intervals, a pitch of 0.75, and timing determined by a test bolus. Two neuroradiologists, who were blinded to the initial interpretation of the MSCT angiograms as well as to those of the IADS angiograms, independently reviewed the MSCT angiograms for the detection and characterization of intracranial aneurysms. Forty-nine intracranial aneurysms were identified in 40 patients; 33 of these lesions were responsible for subarachnoid hemorrhage. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of MSCT angiography in the detection of intracranial aneurysms were 94.8, 95.2, and 94.9%, respectively, on a per-aneurysm basis and 99, 95.2, and 98.3%, respectively, on a per-patient basis. Interobserver agreement was 98%. There was an excellent correlation between aneurysm size assessed using MSCT angiography and that determined by IADS angiography (slope = 0.916, r = 0.877, p < 0.001); however, 2 mm stood as the cutoff size below which the sensitivity of MSCT angiography was statistically lower. That method displayed great accuracy in characterizing the morphological characteristics of the aneurysm. CONCLUSIONS Multislice CT angiography is an accurate and robust noninvasive screening test for intracranial aneurysms. It performs better than that reported for single-slice CT angiography. Introduction of eight- and especially 16-row MSCT angiography will provide further progression through thinner slices, a lower pitch, and a purely arterial phase.
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- Max Wintermark
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Virtual vascular endoscopy (VVE) uses two- and three-dimensional (3D) data sets from magnetic resonance (MR) or computed tomographic angiography to create endoluminal views of blood vessels. This technique is relatively new and has become practical only recently as cheap and powerful computers have become widely available. MR-generated VVE can produce striking images and may prove useful as an alternative or accessory means of presenting large quantities of data. This exhibit reviews technical aspects of MR VVE, describes common errors and artifacts, and provides several examples of MR VVE along with more traditional presentations of 3D gadolinium-enhanced MR angiographic data.
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- James F Glockner
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55901, USA.
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Mallouhi A, Felber S, Chemelli A, Dessl A, Auer A, Schocke M, Jaschke WR, Waldenberger P. Detection and characterization of intracranial aneurysms with MR angiography: comparison of volume-rendering and maximum-intensity-projection algorithms. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2003; 180:55-64. [PMID: 12490476 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.180.1.1800055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare volume rendering and maximum intensity projection as postprocessing techniques of MR angiography in the detection and characterization of intracranial aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three-dimensional time-of-flight MR angiography studies performed in 82 patients were retrospectively evaluated by two independent reviewers who were unaware of digital subtraction angiography findings, the standard of reference. Panoramic maximum-intensity-projection and volume-rendered angiograms were produced from each data set to investigate the presence of underlying aneurysms. Each detected aneurysm was then interactively evaluated with subvolume maximum-intensity-projection and targeted volume-rendering algorithms to evaluate aneurysm morphology and size. Aneurysm detection and characterization were evaluated by means of the receiver operating characteristic analysis, and aneurysm size was evaluated using the limits-of-agreement method. Image quality, aneurysm neck depiction, and vascular delineation were also compared between maximum-intensity-projection and volume-rendered images. The time required for the generation and interpretation of maximum-intensity-projection and volume-rendered images was assessed. RESULTS Volume rendering tended to improve the diagnostic confidence (A(z) [area under the receiver operating characteristic curve] = 0.95 vs A(z) = 0.90 for maximum intensity projection) and yielded a considerable improvement in sensitivity (89% vs 71% for maximum intensity projection), particularly in the detection of small cerebral aneurysms. Regarding aneurysm morphology, volume rendering performed significantly better than maximum intensity projection in lobulation detection (p < 0.001) and slightly better in neck categorization (p > 0.238). Limits-of-agreement analysis showed a trend toward improved assessment of the aneurysm size by volume rendering (-0.31 +/- 1.62 mm vs -1.27 +/- 2.84 mm by maximum intensity projection). Overall image quality and vascular delineation of involved vessels on volume-rendered images were rated better than that obtained by maximum intensity projections (p < or = 0.007 and p < or = 0.001, respectively). Evaluation of time-of-flight MR angiography data sets was significantly facilitated with volume rendering (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION The volume-rendering technique facilitates the evaluation of cerebral time-of-flight MR angiography data sets and allows better detection and more reliable characterization of intracranial aneurysms than does maximum intensity projection.
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- Ammar Mallouhi
- Department of Radiology, Innsbruck University Hospital, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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Horikoshi T, Akiyama I, Yamagata Z, Sugita M, Nukui H. Magnetic resonance angiographic evidence of sex-linked variations in the circle of willis and the occurrence of cerebral aneurysms. J Neurosurg 2002; 96:697-703. [PMID: 11990810 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.96.4.0697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECT In this study the authors investigated the relationship between variations in the circle of Willis observed on magnetic resonance (MR) angiograms and locations of cerebral aneurysms, and evaluated the risk of aneurysm formation. METHODS One hundred thirty-one patients with cerebral aneurysms were retrospectively selected from a series of 4518 patients who underwent MR angiography at one neurosurgical institute. Variations in the anatomy of the circle of Willis were simply classified into Type A, in which there was no visualization of a unilateral A1 segment, and Type P, in which there was a fetal type of posterior cerebral artery that was continuously delineated from the internal carotid artery (ICA) through the posterior communicating artery. All other variations in the circle of Willis were defined as Type O (ordinary type of variations). An additional 440 patients who did not harbor cerebral aneurysms were randomly selected for a comparison. Anterior communicating artery aneurysms were significantly related to the Type A anatomy and ICA aneurysms to Type P anatomy. Male patients who did not harbor aneurysms tended to have Type A anatomy, whereas women had a significantly greater incidence of Type P. CONCLUSIONS This sex-linked difference in anatomical variations may be correlated to the well-known sex-linked difference in aneurysm distribution.
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- Toru Horikoshi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Yamanashi Medical University, Akiyama Neurosurgical Clinic, Japan.
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Horikoshi T, Akiyama I, Yamagata Z, Nukui H. Retrospective analysis of the prevalence of asymptomatic cerebral aneurysm in 4518 patients undergoing magnetic resonance angiography--when does cerebral aneurysm develop? Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2002; 42:105-12; discussion 113. [PMID: 11936051 DOI: 10.2176/nmc.42.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The natural history of cerebral aneurysms was investigated by measuring the prevalence of incidentally found unruptured aneurysms in the general population and evaluating the characteristics including risk factors. 'De novo' formation of aneurysm was also demographically estimated. The prevalence of incidental aneurysm was evaluated among 4518 patients who underwent magnetic resonance (MR) angiography for various reasons in a neurosurgical institute. Double the number of patients were randomly selected from the remaining patients without aneurysm as the Control group so that sex and age group were matched to the Aneurysm group. 127 patients (2.8%) had diagnoses of aneurysm. The prevalence of asymptomatic aneurysm among middle-aged and elderly patients was predominant in women and increased with age in both sexes. Patients with aneurysms had significantly more hypertension and family history of subarachnoid hemorrhage compared to the controls. The prevalence was markedly increased in the 8th decade in men and the 7th decade in women, and new aneurysms seemed to develop predominantly around these decades. Cerebral aneurysms become detectable on MR angiography in the middle or later decades, and women tend to develop aneurysm earlier than men. Hypertension and family history of subarachnoid hemorrhage are probably risk factors for the development of aneurysm.
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- Toru Horikoshi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Yamanashi Medical University, Yamanashi.
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Kawabata H, Matsui Y, Kitano M. Magnetic resonance angiography of the forearm and hand in children. HAND SURGERY : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL DEVOTED TO HAND AND UPPER LIMB SURGERY AND RELATED RESEARCH : JOURNAL OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND 2001; 6:157-62. [PMID: 11901461 DOI: 10.1142/s021881040100062x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2001] [Accepted: 05/14/2001] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A two-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography was performed in 29 arms in 25 pediatric patients with congenital hand abnormalities, whose average age was three years and eight months. Venous structures were eliminated with presaturation technique and the remaining arterial system was evaluated. Magnetic resonance angiography demonstrated major arteries in the forearm well but not their branches. Even the biggest branch of the artery sometimes could not be detected. Magnetic resonance angiography and Allen test were consistent in determining patency of the palmar arch in 62% of the cases but the sensitivity was only 28%. Our experience showed that non-invasive, convenient, two-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography was useful for detecting continuity and spatial localisation of the major arteries in a child's forearm. However, it was not a complete alternative to conventional angiography and was unsatisfactory in delineating the vascular anatomy in the hand.
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- H Kawabata
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Medical Centre and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Japan.
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MR angiography has become a realistic diagnostic option for patients with neurovascular disease. MR angiography is not a single imaging sequence, but a collection of related methods for obtaining angiographic data. As a guide for practice, we review the literature on MR angiography in a spectrum of neurovascular indications with particular attention paid to choice of technique. The principles underlying the different techniques available are also presented. Summers, P. E.et al.
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- P E Summers
- Clinical Neurosciences, Guy's, King's and St. Thomas's Medical and Dental School, U.K.
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Matsumoto M, Sato M, Nakano M, Endo Y, Watanabe Y, Sasaki T, Suzuki K, Kodama N. Three-dimensional computerized tomography angiography—guided surgery of acutely ruptured cerebral anuerysms. J Neurosurg 2001; 94:718-27. [PMID: 11354402 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2001.94.5.0718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Object. The aim of this study was to assess whether aneurysm surgery can be performed in patients with ruptured cerebral aneurysms by using three-dimensional computerized tomography (3D-CT) angiography alone, without conventional catheter angiography.
Methods. In a previous study, 60 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from ruptured aneurysms were prospectively evaluated using both 3D-CT and conventional angiography, which resulted in a 100% accuracy for 3D-CT angiography in the diagnosis of ruptured aneurysms, and a 96% accuracy in the identification of associated unruptured aneurysms. The results led the authors to consider replacing conventional angiography with 3D-CT angiography for use in diagnosing ruptured aneurysms, and to perform surgery aided by 3D-CT angiography alone without conventional angiography. Based on the results, 100 consecutive patients with SAH who had undergone surgery in the acute stage based on 3D-CT angiography findings have been studied since December 1996. One hundred ruptured aneurysms, including 41 associated unruptured lesions, were detected using 3D-CT angiography. In seven of 100 ruptured aneurysms, which included four dissecting vertebral artery aneurysms, two basilar artery (BA) tip aneurysms, and one BA—superior cerebellar artery aneurysm, 3D-CT angiography was followed by conventional angiography to acquire diagnostic confirmation or information about the vein of Labbé, which was needed to guide the surgical approach for BA tip aneurysms. All of the ruptured aneurysms were confirmed at surgery and treated successfully. Ninety-three patients who underwent operation with the aid of 3D-CT angiography only had no complications related to the lack of information gathered by conventional angiography. The 3D-CT angiography studies provided the authors with the aneurysm location as well as surgically important information on the configuration of its sac and neck, the presence of calcification in the aneurysm wall, and its relationship to the adjacent vessels and bone structures.
Conclusions The authors believe that 3D-CT angiography can replace conventional angiography in the diagnosis of ruptured aneurysms and that surgery can be performed in almost all acutely ruptured aneurysms by using only 3D-CT angiography without conventional angiography.
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- M Matsumoto
- Department of Neurosurgery, Fukushima Medical School, Japan.
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Fries G, Perneczky A. Endoscope-assisted keyhole surgery for aneurysms of the anterior circulation and the basilar apex. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1053/otns.2000.21038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Bederson JB, Awad IA, Wiebers DO, Piepgras D, Haley EC, Brott T, Hademenos G, Chyatte D, Rosenwasser R, Caroselli C. Recommendations for the management of patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms: A Statement for healthcare professionals from the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association. Stroke 2000; 31:2742-50. [PMID: 11062304 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.31.11.2742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Bederson JB, Awad IA, Wiebers DO, Piepgras D, Haley EC, Brott T, Hademenos G, Chyatte D, Rosenwasser R, Caroselli C. Recommendations for the management of patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms: A statement for healthcare professionals from the Stroke Council of the American Heart Association. Circulation 2000; 102:2300-8. [PMID: 11056108 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.102.18.2300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Koyama T, Hongo K, Tanaka Y, Kobayashi S. Simulation of the surgical manipulation involved in clipping a basilar artery aneurysm: concepts of virtual clipping. Technical note. J Neurosurg 2000; 93:355-60. [PMID: 10930026 DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.2.0355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Despite recent advances in three-dimensional imaging based on a voxel-rendering method, these techniques do not simulate the morphological changes that occur during surgery. The authors' goal was to develop a computer-graphics model to simulate the manipulation that occurs during surgery when clipping a cerebral aneurysm. The authors developed an application program to interpolate the contours of models of an artery and an aneurysm clip. The center of displacement was determined inside the arterial model. The directions of displacement were changed to simulate saccular and broad-neck aneurysms, and the intensity of displacement was calculated by using a cosine-based formula. The morphological changes in a saccular aneurysm that may occur during clipping were calculated in x, y, and z coordinates by using sine- and cosine-based formulas. Clip movement was integrated with the aneurysm model, thus simulating the manipulation used during clipping of a cerebral aneurysm. Surgery performed to clip a basilar artery (BA) aneurysm via the transsylvian approach was simulated, in which displacement of the internal carotid artery and clipping of the BA aneurysm were necessary. The movements of an aneurysm clip and clip applicator were designed to represent those occurring when a surgeon actually manipulates a BA aneurysm. The authors have named this methodological tool "virtual clipping." Use of this tool would assist the preoperative choice of clipping style and selection of the best clip.
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- T Koyama
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine Matsumoto, Japan
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Neri E, Boraschi P, Caramella D, Braccini G, Gigoni R, Cosottini M, Lodovigi S, Bartolozzi C. Real-time volume rendering of MRCP: clinical applications. MAGMA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2000; 10:35-42. [PMID: 10697224 DOI: 10.1007/bf02613110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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MR-cholangiopancreatography (Signa Contour 0.5T; GE/Medical Systems, Milwaukee, WI) data sets of 156 patients, obtained with a 2D T2-weighted FSE sequence, in the coronal plane, were volume rendered (Advantage Windows 3.1; GEMS) independently by two radiologists, that were asked to define the range of signal intensities in which the signal of the pancreaticobiliary system was included and to rank the quality of native images and volume renderings. Patients had biliary stones (n = 47), inflammatory ampullary stenoses (n = 18), pancreatic tumors (n = 12), surgical bilio-enteric anastomoses (n = 19), ampullary carcinomas (n = 2), pancreatic duct stone (n = 1), cholangiocarcinoma (n = 3) and normal pancreaticobiliary tree (n = 54). Good quality volume renderings of the bile ducts were obtained for at least a maximum diameter of 1.5 mm. The quality rank agreement between volume rendering and native images was excellent (k = 0.94). The correlation between the observers for the setting the signal intensity range was excellent and statistically significant (P < 0.001). The correlation between the observers for the time of volume rendering was not statistically significant. Biliary stones could be displayed in 32/47 (68%) cases. The pancreatic duct stones was displayed as well. Inflammatory ampullary stenoses were detected in all cases (100%). In case of pancreatic tumors, cholangiocarcinomas and ampullary carcinomas volume rendering allowed to identify the site of stenosis. In surgical bilio-enteric anastomoses volume rendering was helpful to display the residual biliary tract, the site of anastomosis and the enteric tract. Volume rendering could be a reliable and efficient tool for the study of the anatomy and pathological changes of the pancreaticobiliary tract.
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- E Neri
- Department of Oncology, University of Pisa, Italy.
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Koyama T, Okudera H, Gibo H, Kobayashi S. Computer-generated microsurgical anatomy of the basilar artery bifurcation. Technical note. J Neurosurg 1999; 91:145-52. [PMID: 10389896 DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.91.1.0145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The authors' goal was to develop a computer graphics model to represent the microsurgical anatomy of the basilar artery (BA) bifurcation and surrounding structures to simulate surgery of a BA bifurcation aneurysm performed via the transsylvian approach. The source of the input data was a variety of publications that showed detailed anatomy of the area. A computer graphics model of the area near the BA bifurcation including relevant structures, such as perforating branches or cranial nerves, was depicted in detail. A BA bifurcation aneurysm was added to the computer graphics model and it was rotated to simulate the transsylvian approach. After the internal carotid artery was displaced using a virtual retractor, the aneurysm was exposed, thus providing an understanding of the three-dimensional surgical orientation of the area. Designing a standard anatomical model on the basis of data culled from a variety of publications and adding morphological changes by using a virtual retractor to displace structures that obstruct the view along a critical path at the base of the brain are useful strategies of computer manipulation for surgical simulation in open microneurosurgery. This methodological tool would be useful in teaching surgical microanatomy and in introducing a new navigational system for virtual reality. Both concept and technical details are discussed.
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- T Koyama
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan
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Koyama T, Okudera H, Kobayashi S. Computer-generated surgical simulation of morphological changes in microstructures: concepts of "virtual retractor." Technical note. J Neurosurg 1999; 90:780-5. [PMID: 10193627 DOI: 10.3171/jns.1999.90.4.0780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The authors' goal was to develop a computer graphics model to simulate the displacement and morphological changes that are caused by the retraction of fine intracranial structures. The authors developed an application program to interpolate the contour of models of an artery and a retractor. The center of the displacement was determined by spatial coordinates, and the shape of the displacement of the arterial model was calculated using a cosine-based formula with representation of a brain retractor. This computer graphics model was applied to the simulation of the displacement and morphological changes that occur when retraction is performed in the optic nerve. An illustrative case is presented, in which the optic nerve was displaced by a retractor to simulate the surgery performed in a carotid cave aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. The authors have named this methodological tool a "virtual retractor." This new navigational system for open microneurosurgery would be useful in teaching surgical microanatomy and in presurgical operative planning.
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- T Koyama
- Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Asahi, Matsumoto, Japan
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Fellner F, Blank M, Fellner C, Böhm-Jurkovic H, Bautz W, Kalender WA. Virtual cisternoscopy of intracranial vessels: a novel visualization technique using virtual reality. Magn Reson Imaging 1998; 16:1013-22. [PMID: 9839985 DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(98)00113-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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This paper introduces a different visualization method which we call "virtual cisternoscopy" using 3D MRA data sets. Virtual cisternoscopy uses well known tools, such as perspective volume rendering (pVR), fly-through techniques, and interactive visualization and combines them to a new approach featuring motion to resolve spatial relationships of intracranial vessels and vascular malformations. With a dedicated flight protocol extraluminal topography of intracranial arteries was analyzed using pVR. For evaluation of difficult vascular malformations extraluminal views are necessary. Therefore, movies of pVR views were produced simulating virtual tracks of neurosurgical flexible endoscopes, by flying around the intracranial vessels and vascular malformations within the cisterns. Endoluminal views were acquired additionally for precise evaluation of cases with complex vessel topography. Two healthy volunteers and three patients were examined. Comparing MIP and pVR images relevant advantages of pVR were found, such as depth information, perspective, lighting, and color. In contrast to MIP and source images of the MRA data set, virtual cisternoscopy of an aneurysm of the left middle cerebral artery demonstrated clearly an early origin of an artery in the region of the aneurysm neck/sac. In this case only virtual cisternoscopy led to the correct therapeutical decision. In a newborn, the type of a vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation could only be evaluated reliably by means of virtual cisternoscopy. The third case of a patient with a clipped aneurysm was evaluated more easily with virtual cisternoscopy than with DSA. In conclusion, virtual cisternoscopy may improve the pretherapeutic visualization of intracranial vascular malformations.
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- F Fellner
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
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Fahlbusch R, Nimsky C, Huk W. Open surgery of giant paraclinoid aneurysms improved by intraoperative angiography and endovascular retrograde suction decompression. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 1998; 139:1026-32. [PMID: 9442215 DOI: 10.1007/bf01411555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
In three consecutive cases of giant left sided paraclinoid aneurysms we employed an endovascular retrograde suction decompression technique in combination with intra-operative angiography. A double-lumen balloon catheter was placed in the left internal carotid artery by the transfemoral route. After balloon inflation and placement of a temporary clip distal to the aneurysm blood was aspirated and the aneurysm collapsed. Thus further dissection of the aneurysm could easily be achieved and clips could be placed. Afterwards real-time digital subtraction angiography was performed. Intra-operative angiography led to clip repositioning in all cases either due to a clip induced stenosis of the parent vessel, or because of incomplete aneurysm obliteration. Afterwards successful clipping could be confirmed in all cases. Outcome was excellent in one case, good in the other. The third case, extremely complicated by an accompanying craniopharyngioma, showed a satisfactory outcome, but presented new neurological deficits.
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Affiliation(s)
- R Fahlbusch
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Federal Republic of Germany
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