title: [Volume rendering in head MRA: discrimination of aneurysms by low-threshold processing].
abstract: When processing head MRA images, threshold values are automatically established using the MIP method, resulting in a high degree of reproducibility. As a result, two different individuals can produce highly comparable images. In addition, the MIP method is reportedly effective for depicting fine vessels. However, since information other than maximum values is ignored by the MIP method, data contained in original MRA images are not optimally utilized. The results confirmed that much of the information contained in original MRA images could not be seen on MIP processed images. In many cases, low-threshold processing was useful for depicting fine vessels and arterioles that could not be seen on MIP-processed images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hakodate Shintoshi Hospital.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Izumo
authors.forename: Kiyosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kosake
authors.forename: Tuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanifuji
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006257:Head / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results