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Intracranial aneurysms treated with stent-assisted coil embolization: evaluation with four-dimensional ultrashort-TE MR angiography.
- Source :
- European Radiology; Nov2023, Vol. 33 Issue 11, p7923-7933, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Objectives: As a novel follow-up method for intracranial aneurysms treated with stent-assisted coil embolization (SACE), we developed four-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) with minimized acoustic noise utilizing ultrashort-echo time (4D mUTE-MRA). We aimed to assess whether 4D mUTE-MRA is useful for the evaluation of intracranial aneurysms treated with SACE. Methods: This study included 31 consecutive patients with intracranial aneurysm treated with SACE who underwent 4D mUTE-MRA at 3 T and digital subtraction angiography (DSA). For 4D mUTE-MRA, five dynamic MRA images with a spatial resolution of 0.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 mm<superscript>3</superscript> were obtained every 200 ms. Two readers independently reviewed the 4D mUTE-MRA images to evaluate the aneurysm occlusion status (total occlusion, residual neck, and residual aneurysm) and the flow in the stent using a 4-point scale (from 1 [not visible] to 4 [excellent]). The interobserver and intermodality agreement was assessed using κ statistics. Results: On DSA images, 10 aneurysms were classified as total occlusion, 14 as residual neck, and 7 as residual aneurysm. In terms of aneurysm occlusion status, the intermodality and interobserver agreement was excellent (κ = 0.92 and κ = 0.96, respectively). For the flow in the stents on 4D mUTE-MRA, the mean score was significantly higher for single stents than multiple stents (p <.001) and for open-cell type stents than closed-cell type (p <.01). Conclusions: 4D mUTE-MRA is a useful tool with a high spatial and temporal resolution for the evaluation of intracranial aneurysms treated with SACE. Key Points: • In the evaluation of intracranial aneurysms treated with SACE on 4D mUTE-MRA and DSA, the intermodality and interobserver agreement in aneurysm occlusion status was excellent. • 4D mUTE-MRA shows good to excellent visualization of flow in the stents, especially for cases treated with a single or open-cell stent. • 4D mUTE-MRA can provide hemodynamic information related to embolized aneurysms and the distal arteries to stented parent arteries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09387994
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- European Radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173151737
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-09755-1