Nonhelical acquisition CT angiogram after aneurysmal clipping: in vitro testing shows diminished artifact.
Imaging of the cerebral vessels with use of CT angiogram (CTA) after placement of aneurysmal clips is often limited by clip artifacts. We used a phantom to demonstrate a visible reduction in metal artifact when using the axial technique, compared with the usual CTA helical acquisition. This approach may have some advantage when used for CTA with 64-section scanners in the specific circumstance of immediate postoperative imaging after placement of cerebral aneurysmal clips.
Mamourian
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Department of Radiology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA. alexander.mamourian@uphs.upenn.edu
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Pluta
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D016477:Artifacts; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003035:Cobalt; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014025:Titanium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003035:Cobalt; D014025:Titanium