Cervical artery tortuosity-a reliable semi-automated magnetic resonance-based method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessments of subclinical connective tissue disorders depend on complex approaches, emphasizing the need for more accessible methods applicable to clinical routine. Therefore, we aimed to establish a reliable approach assessing cervical vessel tortuosity, which is known to be associated with such disorders.

Methods

Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) images of ReSect study participants [single-center prospective cohort of spontaneous cervical artery dissection (sCeAD) patients] were used. Each patient underwent the same magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocol. The segmentation procedure was done using MATrix LABoratory 9.4 [up-sampling of raw MRA images, distance metric (DM) calculation], ITK-SNAP [region of interest (ROI) determination, vessel segmentation] a

SUBMITTER: Mayer-Suess L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10895094 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature