Usefulness of contrast-enhanced 3-dimensional T1-VISTA in the diagnosis of facial neuritis: comparison with contrast-enhanced T1-TSE.
J Neuroradiol
; 42(2): 93-8, 2015 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:
Compared with 2-dimensional imaging, 3D-reformatted imaging is a valuable technique that offers improved anatomic accuracy with minimal flow artifact and thinner sections without gaps between slices. Our aim was to evaluate the usefulness of CE 3D T1-VISTA with fat suppression sequences compared with CE T1-TSE with fat suppression sequences in patients with facial neuritis. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
The study enrolled 32 consecutive patients who underwent IAC MR imaging for Bell's palsy. IAC MR scanning, including CE T1-VISTA and CE T1-TSE, was performed in all patients using a 3T scanner. The order of the scans was random. Signal intensity was measured at three segments (canalicular, labyrinthine, and anterior genu) of the facial nerve by drawing a ROI along the affected side and the normal side in each segment. We compared the quantitative CR of the two MR sequences with paired t-tests.RESULTS:
In all three segments, the lesion-to-normal contrast ratios on CE 3D T1-VISTA (canalicular 2.32; labyrinthine 2.22; anterior genu 1.97) were greater than those on CE T1-TSE (canalicular 2.17; labyrinthine 1.72; anterior genu 1.68). The labyrinthine and anterior genu segments had significantly higher lesion-to-normal contrast ratios on CE 3D T1-VISTA in patients with facial neuritis (labyrinthine P<0.001; anterior genu P=0.002).CONCLUSION:
CE 3D T1-VISTA was superior to CE T1-TSE in terms of image contrast between lesions and the normal facial nerve.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Compostos Organometálicos
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Aumento da Imagem
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Imageamento Tridimensional
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Nervo Facial
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Doenças do Nervo Facial
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Neuroradiol
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article