Abstract
Thirteen cases of cerebral aneurysms submitted to endovascular treatment using Guglielmi detachable coils (GDC) are described. Control MRI-angiography 3D TOF was performed three and six months later. In order to spare patients the discomfort and risks related to repeated trauma and iodate contrast injection, we examined the possibility of an alternative non-invasive diagnostic method. For this purpose, the digital subtraction angiograms performed three and six months after embolisation were compared with the MR- angiograms obtained in the same period, all using the same tomograph at middle field intensity (0.5T). We discuss the outcome of this comparison and the limits of the MR-angiography method in the follow-up of aneurysms submitted to endovascular treatment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 19-25 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Rivista di Neuroradiologia |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1998 |
Keywords
- Cerebral angiography
- Embolisation
- GDC
- Intracranial cerebral aneurysms
- MRA
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology