Stereoscopic synthesized brain-surface imaging with MR angiography for localization of a peripheral mycotic aneurysm: case report.
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.
Kato
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Y
Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan.
Yamaguchi
S
S
Sano
H
H
Ogura
Y
Y
Katada
K
K
Takeshita
G
G
Imai
F
F
Kanno
T
T
Abe
M
M
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