title: Stereoscopic synthesized brain-surface imaging with MR angiography for localization of a peripheral mycotic aneurysm: case report.
abstract: A patient with subacute bacterial endocarditis and a peripheral mycotic aneurysm is presented. We used a combined multi-slice surface anatomy scanning (SAS) and contrast-enhanced MR angiography image to determine the exact location of the small lesion by applying a skin marker on the scalp and visualizing the relationship of the marker to the brain surface structures and to the lesion. This technique was useful for the removal of a small peripheral aneurysm using only a limited craniotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katada
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Takeshita
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D003399:Craniotomy; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male