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The detection of contrast-enhancing lesions (CELs) is fundamental for the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). This task is time-consuming and suffers from high intra- and inter-rater variability in clinical practice. However, only a few studies proposed automatic approaches for CEL detection. This study aimed to develop a deep learning model that automatically detects and segments CELs in clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans. A 3D UNet-based network was trained with clinical MRI from the Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Cohort. The dataset comprised 372 scans from 280 MS patients: 162 showed at least one CEL, while 118 showed no CELs. The input dataset consisted of T1-weighted before and after gadolinium injection, and FLuid Attenuated Inversion Recovery images. The sampling strategy was based on a white matter lesion mask to confirm the existence of real contrast-enhancing lesions. To overcome the dataset imbalance, a weighted loss function was implemented. The Dice Score Coefficient and True Positive and False Positive Rates were 0.76, 0.93, and 0.02, respectively. Based on these results, the model developed in this study might well be considered for clinical decision support.
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BACKGROUND: Several studies found that patients with new-onset epilepsy (NOE) have higher seizure recurrence rates if they presented already prior seizures. These observations suggest that timing of antiseizure medication (ASM) is crucial and should be offered immediately after the first seizure. Here, we wanted to assess whether immediate ASM is associated with improved outcome. METHODS: Single-center study of 1010 patients (≥16 years) who presented with a possible first seizure in the emergency department between 1 March 2010 and 1 March 2017. A comprehensive workup was launched upon arrival, including routine electroencephalography (EEG), brain computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging, long-term overnight EEG and specialized consultations. We followed patients for 5 years comparing the relapse rate in patients treated within 48 h to those with treatment >48 h. RESULTS: A total of 487 patients were diagnosed with NOE. Of the 416 patients (162 female, age: 54.6 ± 21.1 years) for whom the treatment start could be retrieved, 80% (333/416) were treated within 48 h. The recurrence rate after immediate treatment (32%; 107/333) was significantly lower than in patients treated later (56.6%; 47/83; p < 0.001). For patients for whom a complete 5-year-follow-up was available (N = 297, 123 female), those treated ≤48 h (N = 228; 76.8%) had a significantly higher chance of remaining seizure-free compared with patients treated later (N = 69; 23.2%; p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: In this retrospective study, immediate ASM therapy (i.e., within 48 h) was associated with better prognosis up to 5 years after the index event. Prospective studies are required to determine the value of immediate workup and drug therapy in NOE patients.
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Epilepsia , Humanos , Feminino , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Estudos Retrospectivos , Epilepsia/diagnóstico , Convulsões/diagnóstico , Prognóstico , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , EletroencefalografiaRESUMO
The bipedicled Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flap, originally described and primarily utilized in autologous breast reconstruction for specific cases, has expanded its applications to encompass diverse anatomical regions in recent years. This report presents the case of a 69-year-old woman with a recurrent giant thyroid tumor who underwent surgical resection, resulting in a large cervico-thoracic defect effectively reconstructed using a bipedicled DIEP flap. The patient's postoperative recovery was uneventful, and the follow-up assessments revealed a healthy, well-perfused flap that provided sufficient coverage to critical structures, adequate restoration of the region contour, and enough volume to offset potential adverse effects of subsequent radiation therapy. In addition, this report incorporates a concise literature review highlighting the expanding indications of the bipedicled DIEP flap beyond breast reconstruction, showing the versatility and efficacy of the bipedicled DIEP flap in addressing complex soft-tissue defects in various anatomical areas.
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PURPOSE: Transsphenoidal surgery for non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) can alter pituitary function. We assessed the rates of improvement and deterioration of pituitary function by axis and searched for predictive factors of these outcomes. METHODS: We reviewed consecutive medical files from patients having had transsphenoidal surgery for NFPA between 2004 and 2018. Pituitary functions and MRI imaging were analyzed prior and after surgery. The occurrence of recovery and new deficit were documented per axis. Prognostic factors of hormonal recovery and new deficits were searched. RESULTS: Among 137 patients analyzed, median tumor size of the NFPA was 24.8 mm and 58.4% of patients presented visual impairment. Before surgery, 91 patients (67%) had at least one abnormal pituitary axis (hypogonadism: 62.4%; hypothyroidism: 41%, adrenal insufficiency: 30.8%, growth hormone deficiency: 29.9%; increased prolactin: 50.8%). Following surgery, the recovery rate of pituitary deficiency of one axis or more was 46% and the rate of new pituitary deficiency was 10%. Rates of LH-FSH, TSH, ACTH and GH deficiency recovery were 35.7%, 30.4%, 15.4%, and 45.5% respectively. Rates of new LH-FSH, TSH, ACTH and GH deficiencies were 8.3%, 1.6%, 9.2% and 5.1% respectively. Altogether, 24.6% of patients had a global pituitary function improvement and only 7% had pituitary function worsening after surgery. Male patients and patients with hyperprolactinemia upon diagnosis were more likely to experience pituitary function recovery. No prognostic factors for the risk of new deficiencies were identified. CONCLUSION: In a real-life cohort of patients with NFPAs, recovery of hypopituitarism after surgery is more frequent than the occurrence of new deficiencies. Hence, hypopituitarism could be considered a relative indication for surgery in patients with NFPAs.
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Hipopituitarismo , Neoplasias Hipofisárias , Humanos , Masculino , Hipófise/diagnóstico por imagem , Hipófise/cirurgia , Hipófise/patologia , Hipopituitarismo/epidemiologia , Neoplasias Hipofisárias/complicações , Neoplasias Hipofisárias/cirurgia , Neoplasias Hipofisárias/patologia , Hormônio Foliculoestimulante , Tireotropina , Hormônio AdrenocorticotrópicoRESUMO
Importance: The mechanisms driving neurodegeneration and brain atrophy in relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) are not completely understood. Objective: To determine whether disability progression independent of relapse activity (PIRA) in patients with RMS is associated with accelerated brain tissue loss. Design, Setting, and Participants: In this observational, longitudinal cohort study with median (IQR) follow-up of 3.2 years (2.0-4.9), data were acquired from January 2012 to September 2019 in a consortium of tertiary university and nonuniversity referral hospitals. Patients were included if they had regular clinical follow-up and at least 2 brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans suitable for volumetric analysis. Data were analyzed between January 2020 and March 2021. Exposures: According to the clinical evolution during the entire observation, patients were classified as those presenting (1) relapse activity only, (2) PIRA episodes only, (3) mixed activity, or (4) clinical stability. Main Outcomes and Measures: Mean difference in annual percentage change (MD-APC) in brain volume/cortical thickness between groups, calculated after propensity score matching. Brain atrophy rates, and their association with the variables of interest, were explored with linear mixed-effect models. Results: Included were 1904 brain MRI scans from 516 patients with RMS (67.4% female; mean [SD] age, 41.4 [11.1] years; median [IQR] Expanded Disability Status Scale score, 2.0 [1.5-3.0]). Scans with insufficient quality were excluded (n = 19). Radiological inflammatory activity was associated with increased atrophy rates in several brain compartments, while an increased annualized relapse rate was linked to accelerated deep gray matter (GM) volume loss. When compared with clinically stable patients, patients with PIRA had an increased rate of brain volume loss (MD-APC, -0.36; 95% CI, -0.60 to -0.12; P = .02), mainly driven by GM loss in the cerebral cortex. Patients who were relapsing presented increased whole brain atrophy (MD-APC, -0.18; 95% CI, -0.34 to -0.02; P = .04) with respect to clinically stable patients, with accelerated GM loss in both cerebral cortex and deep GM. No differences in brain atrophy rates were measured between patients with PIRA and those presenting relapse activity. Conclusions and Relevance: Our study shows that patients with RMS and PIRA exhibit accelerated brain atrophy, especially in the cerebral cortex. These results point to the need to recognize the insidious manifestations of PIRA in clinical practice and to further evaluate treatment strategies for patients with PIRA in clinical trials.
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Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Central , Esclerose Múltipla Recidivante-Remitente , Esclerose Múltipla , Malformações do Sistema Nervoso , Doenças Neurodegenerativas , Adulto , Atrofia/patologia , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Encéfalo/patologia , Doenças do Sistema Nervoso Central/patologia , Avaliação da Deficiência , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Substância Cinzenta/diagnóstico por imagem , Substância Cinzenta/patologia , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Masculino , Esclerose Múltipla/tratamento farmacológico , Esclerose Múltipla Recidivante-Remitente/complicações , Esclerose Múltipla Recidivante-Remitente/diagnóstico por imagem , Esclerose Múltipla Recidivante-Remitente/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças Neurodegenerativas/patologia , RecidivaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To examine rates of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), mechanical thrombectomy (MT), door-to-needle (DTN) time, door-to-puncture (DTP) time, and functional outcome between patients with admission magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) versus computed tomography (CT). METHODS: An observational cohort study of consecutive patients using a target trial design within the nationwide Swiss-Stroke-Registry from January 2014 to August 2020 was carried out. Exclusion criteria included MRI contraindications, transferred patients, and unstable or frail patients. Multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression with multiple imputation was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals for IVT, MT, DTN, DTP, and good functional outcome (mRS 0-2) at 90 days. RESULTS: Of the 11,049 patients included (mean [SD] age, 71 [15] years; 4,811 [44%] women; 69% ischemic stroke, 16% transient ischemic attack, 8% stroke mimics, 6% intracranial hemorrhage), 3,741 (34%) received MRI and 7,308 (66%) CT. Patients undergoing MRI had lower National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (median [interquartile range] 2 [0-6] vs 4 [1-11]), and presented later after symptom onset (150 vs 123 min, p < 0.001). Admission MRI was associated with: lower adjusted odds of IVT (aOR 0.83, 0.73-0.96), but not with MT (aOR 1.11, 0.93-1.34); longer adjusted DTN (+22 min [13-30]), but not with longer DTP times; and higher adjusted odds of favorable outcome (aOR 1.54, 1.30-1.81). INTERPRETATION: We found an association of MRI with lower rates of IVT and a significant delay in DTN, but not in DTP and rates of MT. Given the delays in workflow metrics, prospective trials are required to show that tissue-based benefits of baseline MRI compensate for the temporal benefits of CT. ANN NEUROL 2022;92:184-194.
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Isquemia Encefálica , Acidente Vascular Cerebral , Idoso , Isquemia Encefálica/complicações , Isquemia Encefálica/diagnóstico por imagem , Isquemia Encefálica/terapia , Feminino , Fibrinolíticos/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/complicações , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/terapia , Terapia Trombolítica/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Resultado do Tratamento , Fluxo de TrabalhoRESUMO
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The main purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate inter-software variability in patients affected of a high-grade glioma for the post-processing of dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC1) perfusion imaging in MRI.2 MATERIALS AND METHODS: The included patients were either anaplastic astrocytoma (WHO3 grade III) or glioblastoma (WHO grade IV) located in the cerebral parenchyma. The postprocessing of 54 MRI-DSC imaging from 46 patients using both Intellispace.. (Philips) and Olea.. (Olea Medical) software was performed. The hemodynamic parameter studied was the normalised relative cerebral blood volume corrected for the T1 leakage effect (nrCBVc4). The inter-operator variabilities were also evaluated. RESULTS: Regarding inter-software reproducibility, Cohen...s Kappa from therapeutic follow-up obtained were 0.61, close to the recommended limit (0.60). Subgroups were created to complete the analysis and to evaluate the partial volume effect. Even if necrosis or vascular structures from regions of interest (ROI5) were avoided, results did not improve. ROI of a minimum area of 250...mm2 yielded a Cohen...s Kappa of 0.65. The inter-operator reproducibility on Intellispace and Olea were 0.90 and 0.73 respectively, which is satisfactory. CONCLUSION: The reproducibility between Intellispace and Olea was below recommended threshold in a clinical context. This discrepancy can be explained by the partial volume effect and the models used. ROI with an area of at least 250...mm2 improves this reproducibility and becomes acceptable.
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Neoplasias Encefálicas , Glioblastoma , Glioma , Humanos , Neoplasias Encefálicas/diagnóstico por imagem , Estudos Retrospectivos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Glioma/diagnóstico por imagem , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Software , Perfusão , Meios de ContrasteRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has become a popular tool for studying 'patient-specific' blood flow dynamics in cerebral aneurysms; however, rarely are the inflow boundary conditions patient-specific. We aimed to test the impact of widespread reliance on generalized inflow rates. METHODS: Internal carotid artery (ICA) flow rates were measured via 2D cine phase-contrast MRI for 24 patients scheduled for endovascular therapy of an ICA aneurysm. CFD models were constructed from 3D rotational angiography, and pulsatile inflow rates imposed as measured by MRI or estimated using an average older-adult ICA flow waveform shape scaled by a cycle-average flow rate (Qavg) derived from the patient's ICA cross-sectional area via an assumed inlet velocity. RESULTS: There was good overall qualitative agreement in the magnitudes and spatial distributions of time-averaged wall shear stress (TAWSS), oscillatory shear index (OSI), and spectral power index (SPI) using generalized versus patient-specific inflows. Sac-averaged quantities showed moderate to good correlations: R2=0.54 (TAWSS), 0.80 (OSI), and 0.68 (SPI). Using patient-specific Qavg to scale the generalized waveform shape resulted in near-perfect agreement for TAWSS, and reduced bias, but not scatter, for SPI. Patient-specific waveform had an impact only on OSI correlations, which improved to R2=0.93. CONCLUSIONS: Aneurysm CFD demonstrates the ability to stratify cases by nominal hemodynamic 'risk' factors when employing an age- and vascular-territory-specific recipe for generalized inflow rates. Qavg has a greater influence than waveform shape, suggesting some improvement could be achieved by including measurement of patient-specific Qavg into aneurysm imaging protocols.
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Velocidade do Fluxo Sanguíneo/fisiologia , Artéria Carótida Interna/diagnóstico por imagem , Artéria Carótida Interna/fisiopatologia , Hidrodinâmica , Aneurisma Intracraniano/diagnóstico por imagem , Aneurisma Intracraniano/fisiopatologia , Angiografia Cerebral/métodos , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Hemodinâmica/fisiologia , Humanos , Imageamento Tridimensional/métodos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Cardiovasculares , Estresse MecânicoRESUMO
Physiological evidence suggests that neighboring brain regions have similar perfusion characteristics (vascular supply, collateral blood flow). It is largely unknown whether integrating perfusion CT (pCT) information from the area surrounding a given voxel (i.e. the receptive field (RF)) improves the prediction of infarction of this voxel. Based on general linear regression models (GLMs) and using acute pCT-derived maps, we compared the added value of cuboid RF to predict the final infarct. To this aim, we included 144 stroke patients with acute pCT and follow-up MRI, used to delineate the final infarct. Overall, the performance of GLMs to predict the final infarct improved when using RF for all pCT maps (cerebral blood flow, cerebral blood volume, mean transit time and time-to-maximum of the tissue residual function (Tmax)). The highest performance was obtained with Tmax (glm(Tmax); AUC = 0.89 ± 0.03 with RF vs. 0.78 ± 0.02 without RF; p < 0.001) and with a model combining all perfusion parameters (glm(multi); AUC 0.89 ± 0.02 with RF vs. 0.79 ± 0.02 without RF; p < 0.001). These results suggest that prediction of infarction improves by integrating perfusion information from adjacent tissue. This approach may be applied in future studies to better identify ischemic core and penumbra thresholds and improve patient selection for acute stroke treatment.
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Circulação Cerebrovascular/fisiologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/fisiopatologia , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Área Sob a Curva , Mapeamento Encefálico , Feminino , Humanos , Modelos Lineares , Aprendizado de Máquina , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Curva ROC , Estudos Retrospectivos , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/terapiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Present different flap alternatives when performing microvascular free-flap reconstruction in acute hard-to-heal wounds. METHOD: A retrospective review of patients whose acute hard-to-heal wounds were treated with microvascular free-flap reconstruction. Data on demographics, wound aetiology, diagnostic, previous treatment, free-flap type, free-flap size, complications and follow up were analysed. RESULTS: A total of 20 patients received microvascular free-flap reconstruction. The median age was 39.5 years. Twenty free-flap reconstructions were performed. These included: 3 cross-leg free flap, 1 cross-leg vascular cable bridge flap, 2 fibula osteocutaneous flap, 6 anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap, 3 thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flap, 3 fasciomyocutaneous flap, and 2 femoral artery fasciocutaneous flap. A patient required microvascular anastomosis due to hematoma; the rest did not present complications during their postoperative. Previous treatment included negative pressure wound therapy (12 patients) and surgical debridement with silver hydrogel dressings (8 patients). CONCLUSION: Hard-to-heal wounds can be unresponsive to traditional wound healing practices or local flaps. They often require free-flap reconstruction, using tissues similar to those compromised. Microvascular techniques can be an effective alternative.
OBJETIVO: El objetivo de este estudio fue presentar diferentes opciones de manejo de heridas de difícil cicatrización utilizando colgajos libres microvasculares. MÉTODO: Se llevó a cabo una revisión retrospectiva de todos los pacientes con heridas traumáticas de difícil cicatrización, a quienes se les realizó reconstrucción con colgajo libre. Se analizaron datos demográficos, etiología de la herida, diagnóstico, tratamiento previo de la herida, tipo de colgajo utilizado, dimensiones del defecto y del colgajo, vasos receptores, complicaciones, y seguimiento. RESULTADOS: En total, 20 pacientes fueron sometidos a reconstrucciones con colgajos libres. La edad promedio fue de 39,5 años. Se realizaron 20 colgajos libres, entre ellos: 3 de piernas cruzadas, 1 de piernas cruzadas con puente vascular, 2 osteocutáneos de peroné, 6 fasciocutáneos anterolateral del muslo, 3 perforantes de la arteria toracodorsal, 3 miocutáneos dorsal ancho, y 2 fasciocutáneos de la perforante de la arteria femoral profunda. Un paciente requirió revisión de anastomosis microvascular debido a un hematoma. El resto de los pacientes no presentó intercurrencias en el postoperatorio. Respecto al tratamiento previo, 12 pacientes recibieron terapia de presión negativa, mientras que 8 tuvieron desbridamientos quirúrgicos con subsecuente aplicación de hidrogel con plata iónica. CONCLUSIÓN: Las heridas de difícil cicatrización no tienen una buena respuesta al tratamiento convencional con curaciones, injertos o colgajos locales, sino que requieren la transferencia de tejidos similares a los que se han perdido. Las técnicas microvasculares pueden ser una alternativa.
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Retalhos de Tecido Biológico/irrigação sanguínea , Retalho Perfurante/irrigação sanguínea , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica , Adulto , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Coxa da Perna/cirurgia , Resultado do Tratamento , CicatrizaçãoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Present different flap alternatives when performing microvascular free-flap reconstruction in acute hard-to-heal wounds. METHOD: A retrospective review of patients whose acute hard-to-heal wounds were treated with microvascular free-flap reconstruction. Data on demographics, wound aetiology, diagnostic, previous treatment, free-flap type, free-flap size, complications and follow up were analysed. RESULTS: A total of 20 patients received microvascular free-flap reconstruction. The median age was 39.5 years. Twenty free-flap reconstructions were performed. These included: 3 cross-leg free flap, 1 cross-leg vascular cable bridge flap, 2 fibula osteocutaneous flap, 6 anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap, 3 thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flap, 3 fasciomyocutaneous flap, and 2 femoral artery fasciocutaneous flap. A patient required microvascular anastomosis due to hematoma; the rest did not present complications during their postoperative. Previous treatment included negative pressure wound therapy (12 patients) and surgical debridement with silver hydrogel dressings (8 patients). CONCLUSION: Hard-to-heal wounds can be unresponsive to traditional wound healing practices or local flaps. They often require free-flap reconstruction, using tissues similar to those compromised. Microvascular techniques can be an effective alternative.
OBJETIVO: El objetivo de este estudio fue presentar diferentes opciones de manejo de heridas de difícil cicatrización utilizando colgajos libres microvasculares. MÉTODO: Se llevó a cabo una revisión retrospectiva de todos los pacientes con heridas traumáticas de difícil cicatrización, a quienes se les realizó reconstrucción con colgajo libre. Se analizaron datos demográficos, etiología de la herida, diagnóstico, tratamiento previo de la herida, tipo de colgajo utilizado, dimensiones del defecto y del colgajo, vasos receptores, complicaciones, y seguimiento. RESULTADOS: En total, 20 pacientes fueron sometidos a reconstrucciones con colgajos libres. La edad promedio fue de 39,5 años. Se realizaron 20 colgajos libres, entre ellos: 3 de piernas cruzadas, 1 de piernas cruzadas con puente vascular, 2 osteocutáneos de peroné, 6 fasciocutáneos anterolateral del muslo, 3 perforantes de la arteria toracodorsal, 3 miocutáneos dorsal ancho, y 2 fasciocutáneos de la perforante de la arteria femoral profunda. Un paciente requirió revisión de anastomosis microvascular debido a un hematoma. El resto de los pacientes no presentó intercurrencias en el postoperatorio. Respecto al tratamiento previo, 12 pacientes recibieron terapia de presión negativa, mientras que 8 tuvieron desbridamientos quirúrgicos con subsecuente aplicación de hidrogel con plata iónica. CONCLUSIÓN: Las heridas de difícil cicatrización no tienen una buena respuesta al tratamiento convencional con curaciones, injertos o colgajos locales, sino que requieren la transferencia de tejidos similares a los que se han perdido. Las técnicas microvasculares pueden ser una alternativa.
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Retalhos de Tecido Biológico/irrigação sanguínea , Retalho Perfurante/irrigação sanguínea , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica , Ferimentos e Lesões/cirurgia , Adulto , Anastomose Cirúrgica/métodos , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Coxa da Perna/cirurgia , Resultado do Tratamento , Cicatrização , Ferimentos e Lesões/patologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The combination of microvascular breast reconstruction (MBR) and vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) in a single-stage procedure is a surgical option for women who desire breast reconstruction and postmastectomy lymphedema surgery. In this study, we present a series of patients who underwent simultaneous lymphatic and MBR with the gastroepiploic VLNT (GE-VLNT) and the deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap respectively. METHODS: Between 2018 and 2019, all consecutive patients diagnosed with lymphedema stage IIb-III International Society of Lymphology who opted to pursue simultaneous MBR with DIEP flap and GE-VLNT were included in this study. Patient demographics, comorbidities, prior radiation therapy, operative characteristics, surgical outcomes and complications were collected and analyzed. RESULTS: Six patients underwent simultaneous unilateral MBR with DIEP flap and GE-VLNT. The mean age was 48±10.5 years and mean body mass index was 28.2±4.5 kg/m2. The flap survival rate was 100%. One patient required re-exploration due to venous congestion of the lymph node flap but was successfully salvaged. There was no donor site morbidity at the donor or recipient site for the DIEP flap were seen. The mean circumference reduction rate was 30.0%±5.1% (P<0.001). One patient stage III underwent additional liposuction at 12 months postoperative to improve final results. CONCLUSIONS: The combined use of DIEP flap and GE-VLNT flaps in a single-stage procedure is a safe and reliable surgical option for patients with postmastectomy lymphedema who desire and are suitable for autologous microvascular breast and lymphatic reconstruction.
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos de Citorredução/métodos , Extremidade Inferior/cirurgia , Vasos Linfáticos/cirurgia , Linfedema/cirurgia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Vasculares/métodos , Veias/cirurgia , Adulto , Anastomose Cirúrgica , Humanos , Extremidade Inferior/irrigação sanguínea , Vasos Linfáticos/diagnóstico por imagem , Linfedema/etiologia , Masculino , Microcirurgia/métodos , Retalho Perfurante/irrigação sanguínea , Retalho Perfurante/cirurgia , Ultrassonografia Doppler , Neoplasias Urológicas/cirurgia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Urológicos/efeitos adversosRESUMO
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can provide valuable information regarding intracranial hemodynamics. Patient-specific models can be segmented from various imaging modalities, which may influence the geometric output and thus hemodynamic results. This study aims to compare CFD results from aneurysm models segmented from three-dimensional rotational angiography (3D-RA) versus novel four-dimensional CT angiography (4D-CTA). METHODS: Fourteen patients with 16 cerebral aneurysms underwent novel 4D-CTA followed by 3D-RA. Endoluminal geometries were segmented from each modality using an identical workflow, blinded to the other modality, to produce 28 'original' models. Each was then minimally edited a second time to match length of branches, producing 28 additional 'matched' models. CFD simulations were performed using estimated flow rates for 'original' models (representing real-world experience) and patient-specific flow rates from 4D-CTA for 'matched' models (to control for influence of modality alone). RESULTS: Overall, geometric and hemodynamic results were consistent between models segmented from 3D-RA and 4D-CTA, with correlations improving after matching to control for operator-introduced variability. Despite smaller 4D-CTA parent artery diameters (3.49±0.97 mm vs 3.78±0.92 mm for 3D-RA; p=0.005) and sac volumes (157 (37-750 mm3) vs 173 (53-770 mm3) for 3D-RA; p=0.0002), sac averages of time-averaged wall shear stress (TAWSS), oscillatory shear (OSI), and high frequency fluctuations (measured by spectral power index, SPI) were well correlated between 3D-RA and 4D-CTA 'matched' control models (TAWSS, R2=0.91; OSI, R2=0.79; SPI, R2=0.90). CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that CFD performed using 4D-CTA models produces reliable geometric and hemodynamic information in the intracranial circulation. 4D-CTA may be considered as a follow-up imaging tool for hemodynamic assessment of cerebral aneurysms.
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Angiografia Cerebral/métodos , Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada Quadridimensional/métodos , Hidrodinâmica , Imageamento Tridimensional/métodos , Aneurisma Intracraniano/diagnóstico por imagem , Angiografia Cerebral/normas , Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada/normas , Procedimentos Endovasculares/métodos , Feminino , Tomografia Computadorizada Quadridimensional/normas , Humanos , Imageamento Tridimensional/normas , Aneurisma Intracraniano/cirurgia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
PURPOSE: Blood velocity and flow rate information may be helpful for a wide variety of applications, but it often requires separate acquisitions. The dynamic information combined with the high spatial resolution of four-dimensional computed tomography angiography (4D-CTA) offers the possibility to quantify blood flow simultaneous to vascular anatomy. METHODS: A 4D-CTA clinical protocol with a novel dedicated postprocessing were validated in vitro in a patient-specific model, and tested in a pilot study of six patients. Blood flow was assessed in both internal carotid (ICAs) and vertebral (VAs) arteries by analyzing spatial displacement of contrast agent in the form of time-intensity curves (TICs). Unlike previous approaches, it does not require any a priori assumptions about TIC shape, but rather computes mean velocity and flow rates from the spatial displacement of the TICs along the automatically segmented vessels. RESULTS: In vitro experiments showed good agreement between 4D-CTA and flowmeter measurements under steady and pulsatile flow conditions. In vivo measurements exhibited large interpatient variability of the TIC shapes, from which blood flow rates could nevertheless be successfully measured in all patients and investigated vessels. On average, measured flow rates were 3.2 ± 0.7 ml/s (in ICAs) and 1.3 ± 0.8 ml/s (in VAs) consistent with previous reference standards. Contrary to our novel approach, which considered the full TIC shape, application of previous time-to-peak analyses based on idealized TIC shapes showed limited reliability. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrate the high potential of 4D-CTA for assessing blood velocity and flow rate in addition to anatomical evaluation. The wide variety of TIC shapes encountered in vivo highlights the importance of an adaptive TIC analysis as proposed in the present work.
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Artérias Carótidas/diagnóstico por imagem , Circulação Cerebrovascular , Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada Quadridimensional/métodos , Aneurisma Intracraniano/diagnóstico por imagem , Interpretação de Imagem Radiográfica Assistida por Computador/métodos , Artéria Vertebral/diagnóstico por imagem , Adulto , Idoso , Velocidade do Fluxo Sanguíneo , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Cardiovasculares , Estudos ProspectivosRESUMO
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hemodynamics play a driving role in the life cycle of brain aneurysms from initiation through growth until eventual rupture. The specific factors behind aneurysm growth, especially in small aneurysms, are not well elucidated. The goal of this study was to differentiate focal versus general growth and to analyze the hemodynamic microenvironment at the sites of enlargement in small cerebral aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Small aneurysms showing growth during follow-up were identified from our prospective aneurysm database. Three dimensional rotational angiography (3DRA) studies before and after morphology changes were available for all aneurysms included in the study, allowing for detailed shape and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) based hemodynamic analysis. Six patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria. RESULTS: Two different types of change were observed: focal growth, with bleb or blister formation in three, and global aneurysm enlargement accompanied by neck broadening in other three patients. Areas of focal growth showed low shear conditions with increased oscillations at the site of growth (a low wall shear stress [WSS] and high oscillatory shear index [OSI]). Global aneurysm enlargement was associated with increased WSS coupled with a high spatial wall shear stress gradient (WSSG). CONCLUSION: For different aneurysm growth types, distinctive hemodynamic microenvironment may be responsible and temporal-spatial changes of the pathologic WSS would have the inciting effect. We suggest the distinction of focal and global growth types in future hemodynamic and histological studies.
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Hemodinâmica/fisiologia , Aneurisma Intracraniano/fisiopatologia , Adulto , Angiografia Digital , Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada , Feminino , Humanos , Aneurisma Intracraniano/patologia , Angiografia por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Imagem Multimodal , Estudos Prospectivos , Estresse Fisiológico/fisiologia , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea/patologia , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea/fisiopatologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The traditional approach to patients suffering from cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) consists of mere assessment of radiological standard magnetic resonance (MR) images and evaluation of surgical indication, depending on clinical symptoms and degree of radiological stenosis. Identification of prognostic factors for surgery remains difficult. Surgery is thought to be able to stop the disease progression, while significant improvements of neurological symptoms are not predictable. METHODS: Authors present a modern approach to patients with CSM, that is comprehensive of clinical, electrophysiological and radiological findings, and that has been developed by a multidisciplinary team of experts (neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroradiologists). Authors tried to identify the good responders to surgery, as those who really improved symptoms, by performing an integration of these data. This approach has been used in 11 consecutive patients suffering from and operated for CSM at our Institution. The multidisciplinary protocol included the complementary use of electrophysiological (motor and somatosensory evoked potentials), radiological (magnetic resonance, cervical plain and dynamic x-rays), and clinical (modified Japanese Orthopedic Association [mJOA] and Neck Disability Index [NDI] scores, Hirabayashi Recovery Ratio) values. These data were obtained at the preoperative period, and at 3 and 12 months follow-up. We defined as "good responders" those patients having had an improvement of the Hirabayashi Recovery Ratio of 50% and of the NDI of 30%. RESULTS: The mean preoperative mJOA was 12.79 (range 3-17), while the mean mJOA at 3 and 12 months was, respectively, 14.71 and 13.43. However, only the improvement at 3 months was statistically significant, while improvements from the preoperative assessment to 12 months and from 3 to 12 months were not significant. The mean preoperative NDI was 33.57%, while it was 32.43% and 24.36% at 3 and 12 months, respectively. None of these improvements was significant. Concerning response to surgery, we observed 7/11 (63.3%) good responders according to the Hirabayashi Recovery Ratio, and 6/11 (54.5%) good responders according to NDI results. CONCLUSIONS: A modern multidisciplinary approach to patients with CSM is mandatory to investigate the different aspects of the disease. Decompressive surgery was able, in our series, to improve or stabilize clinical symptoms. Further studies are necessary to allow for a proper selection of patients by cumulative analysis of multidisciplinary findings.