Endoscopic third ventriculocisternostomy: MR assessment of patency with 2-D cine phase-contrast versus T2-weighted fast spin echo technique.
Pediatr Neurosurg
; 28(2): 70-8, 1998 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-9693335
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To determine if fast spin-echo T2 (FSE) is of equal value to flow-sensitive 2D cine phase-contrast (CPC) to assess patency of endoscopic third ventriculocisternostomies (VC). PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
We reviewed clinical charts and MR scans of 27 patients who underwent third VC for treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus. Thirty-nine postoperative scans included both sequences and were assessed for the presence or absence of flow-related signal changes.RESULTS:
In 28 cases, FSE, CPC, and clinical findings suggested patency. In 1 case, CPC and FSE suggested occlusion, which was confirmed clinically and operatively. In the remaining cases, FSE showed better clinical correlation than did CPC.CONCLUSION:
The assessment of third VC patency with FSE, a sequence available on most clinical scanners without a requirement for special hardware and software, is at least as sensitive in the qualitative assessment of VC function as CPC.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Ventrículos Cerebrais
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Endoscopia
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Hidrocefalia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Neurosurg
Assunto da revista:
NEUROCIRURGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos