Benefit of Advanced 3D DSA and MRI/CT Fusion in Neurovascular Pathology.

ABSTRACT: Digital subtraction angiography provides excellent spatial and temporal resolution; however, it lacks the capability to depict the nonvascular anatomy of the brain and spinal cord.A review of the institutional database identified five patients in whom a new integrated fusion workflow of cross-sectional imaging and 3D rotational angiography (3DRA) provided important diagnostic information and assisted in treatment planning. These included two acutely ruptured brain arteriovenous malformations (AVM), a small superficial brainstem AVM after radiosurgery, a thalamic microaneurysm, and a spine AVM, and fusion was crucial for diagnosis and influenced further treatment.Fusion of 3DRA and cross-sectional imaging may help to gain a deeper understanding of neurovascular diseases. This is advantageou

SUBMITTER: Dobrocky T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10449735 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature