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| MAGNETIC
RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY OF THE BRAIN ARTERIES |
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Z. Merhemić, M. Nikšić, F. Dalagija, Z. Kadenić, A. Alikadić,
A. Đuherić, E. Herceglija and G. Sulejmanpašić . |
| Institute
of Radiology, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Bosnia
and Herzegovina |
Purpose:
The aim of this study is to demonstrate 3D TOF magnetic resonance
angiography in evaluation of the brain arteries. Materials and
methods: In the period of 3 years 557 patients with clinical and
CT diagnose of: Cephalea (132), ishemic stroke (165), nontraumatic
intracranial hemorrhage (177), seizure (20), tumor of the brain
(37), vertiginous sy. (26); were examined on 1.0 T MR unit, using
3 D TOF (three dimensional time-of-flie) magnetic resonance angiography
with postprocessed images using MIP algorithm todemonstrate artery
of the brain. Results: In the groupe of 557 patients, 61 had aneurysms,
24 had AV malformation, 17 had cavernous haemangiomas, 23 had
patological vaskularisation in tumor region, and 173 had atherosclerosis
on the brain arteries. The results of 91 were corelated with those
of intraarterial digital subtraction angiography (IA DSA). The
reults were in agreement both in the positive and negative cases,
regarding to patiology findings. Conclusion: 3D TOF MR angiography
is non-invasive examination, with no radiation, which can be important
in confirming the diagnosis of pathology of the brain arteries,
and to plane the therapy.
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