Susceptibility weighted magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral cavernous malformations: prospects, drawbacks, and first experience at ultra-high field strength (7-Tesla) magnetic resonance imaging.
High-resolution susceptibility weighted MR imaging at high field strength provides excellent depiction of venous structures, blood products, and iron deposits, making it a promising complementary imaging modality for cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs). Although already introduced in 1997 and being constantly improved, susceptibility weighted imaging is not yet routine in clinical neuroimaging protocols for CCMs. In this article, the authors review the recent literature dealing with clinical and scientific susceptibility weighted imaging of CCMs to summarize its prospects and drawbacks and provide their first experience with its use in ultra-high field (7-T) MR imaging.
Dammann
Philipp
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Erwin L. Hahn Institute for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, University Hospital Essen, Germany. philippdammann@gmx.net
Barth
Markus
M
Zhu
Yuan
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Maderwald
Stefan
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Schlamann
Marc
M
Ladd
Mark E
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Sure
Ulrich
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D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D020786:Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male