MR angiography of aneurysm models of various shapes and neck sizes.
MR angiography of aneurysm models of various shapes and neck sizes.
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各种形状和颈部尺寸的动脉瘤模型的 MR 血管造影。
DOI：
10.1097/00041327-199906000-00036
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发表时间：
1997
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通讯作者：
M. Kaneko
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作者：
H. Isoda;R. Ramsey;Y. Takehara;M. Takahashi;M. Kaneko
目的
PURPOSE
To investigate the signal intensity of lateral and terminal saccular aneurysm models with differing neck sizes using three-dimensional time-of-flight (TOF) MR angiography with various imaging parameters.
METHODS
The study included four lateral and four terminal saccular aneurysm models with pulsatile flow. The height and fundus diameter were 10 mm; the neck diameters were 2.5 mm, 5 mm, 7.5 mm, and 10 mm, respectively. Each aneurysm model was examined with fast imaging with steady-state precession MR sequences with parameters of 20-140/7 (repetition time/echo time) and flip angles of 10 degrees to 30 degrees. Signal intensity was measured and compared among the models.
RESULTS
Three-dimensional TOF MR angiography with the shorter repetition time and/or larger flip angle showed weaker signal intensity in the aneurysm models. Stronger signal intensity was obtained in the terminal saccular aneurysm models and/or the models with a wider neck than in the lateral saccular aneurysm models and/or the models with a narrower neck. In some aneurysm models, longer repetition times produced greater signal intensity than that of background brain models, but not in aneurysms with narrow necks.
CONCLUSION
Noncontrast 3-D TOF MR angiography delineated terminal saccular aneurysms and/or aneurysms with wider necks and did not delineate lateral saccular aneurysms and/or aneurysms with narrower necks. Longer repetition times are recommended to allow the spins flowing into the aneurysms to recover.