title: Preliminary evaluation of volume-rendered three-dimensional display of time-of-flight MR angiography in the diagnosis of intracranial aneurysms.
abstract: We assessed the value of the volume-rendering method of displaying images of three-dimensional (3D) time-of-flight MR angiography (MRA) in the diagnosis of intracranial aneurysms. We obtained three-dimensional volume-rendered MRA from 21 patients with intracranial aneurysms. The images were evaluated in comparison with maximum-intensity-projection images (in 21 patients), conventional angiograms (in 21) and CT angiography (in nine). In 17 patients, 3D volume-rendered images were thought to show morphological features most clearly. They were superior to the other methods for demonstrating the precise location of the aneurysm in three patients and in showing the shape of the bleb in another three. 3D volume-rendered MRA can be effectively added to conventional imaging techniques for diagnosis of intracranial aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan. tsuchiyak-kyr@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katase
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hachiya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yodo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed