title: Shrinkage of a vertebral dissecting aneurysm after stent-assisted coil embolization demonstrated by the three-dimensional driven equilibrium sequence. Case report.
abstract: A 61-year-old man with a history of cerebellar infarction was transferred to our hospital for the treatment of vertebral artery (VA) stenosis. The VA dissection was treated with endovascular stent placement followed by coil embolization in which shrinkage of the dissecting aneurysm was confirmed by the three-dimensional driven equilibrium (3D DRIVE) sequence. Using 3D DRIVE, the outer contour of the aneurysm was well visualized, free from the influence of the metallic devices. 3D DRIVE may be useful in the follow-up assessment of the vertebrobasilar artery after stent-assisted coil embolization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization, Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan. takahata.nsu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahata
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishimaru
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morofuji
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsutsumi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yonekura
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000592:standards; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D038361:Neuronavigation / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents / Q000592:standards; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*