scholarly journals Ultra-short echo time magnetic resonance angiography using a modified signal targeting with alternative radio frequency spin labeling technique for detecting recanalized pulmonary arteriovenous malformation after coil embolization

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 205846012110576
Author(s):  
Kohei Hamamoto ◽  
Emiko Chiba ◽  
Noriko Oyama-Manabe ◽  
Hiroshi Shinmoto

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is a rare vascular anomaly, for which transcatheter embolization with metallic coils is the standard of care. Although detecting recanalization after embolotherapy is crucial, direct visualization of residual flow with computed tomography or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is generally difficult due to metal artifacts. We present a case of recanalized PAVM after coil embolization detected by ultra-short echo time MR angiography using a modified signal targeting with an alternative radio frequency spin labeling technique.

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 205846011773210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kohei Hamamoto ◽  
Emiko Chiba ◽  
Katsuhiko Matsuura ◽  
Tomohisa Okochi ◽  
Keisuke Tanno ◽  
...  

A pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is a direct connection between the pulmonary arteries and veins for which metallic coil transcatheter embolization is the standard of care. Detecting recanalization after PAVM treatment is crucial, but direct visualization with computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is generally difficult. Here, we report a case of a recanalized PAVM that was directly detected with ultra-short echo time MRI. The detection of these signals in the coils was confirmed in a phantom study.


Author(s):  
El-Sayed Ibrahim ◽  
Robert Pooley ◽  
Joseph Cernigliaro ◽  
Mellena Bridges ◽  
Jamie Giesbrandt ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raili Raininko ◽  
Peter Mattsson

Background: Age- and sex-related changes of metabolites in healthy adult brains have been examined with different 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) methods in varying populations, and with differing results. A long repetition time and short echo time technique reduces quantification errors due to T1 and T2 relaxation effects and makes it possible to measure metabolites with short T2 relaxation times. Purpose: To examine the effect of age on the metabolite concentrations measured by 1H MRS in normal supraventricular white matter using a long repetition time (TR) and a short echo time (TE). Material and Methods: Supraventricular white matter of 57 healthy subjects (25 women, 32 men), aged 13 to 72 years, was examined with a single-voxel MRS at 1.5T using a TR of 6000 ms and a TE of 22 ms. Tissue water was used as a reference in quantification. Results: Myoinositol increased slightly and total N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) decreased slightly with increasing age. Glutamine/glutamate complex (Glx) showed U-shaped age dependence, with highest concentrations in the youngest and oldest subjects. No significant age dependence was found in total choline and total creatine. No gender differences were found. Macromolecule/ lipid (ML) fractions were reliably measurable only in 36/57 or even fewer subjects and showed very large deviations. Conclusion: The concentrations of several metabolites in cerebral supraventricular white matter are age dependent on 1H MRS, even in young and middle-aged people, and age dependency can be nonlinear. Each 1H MRS study of the brain should therefore take age into account, whereas sex does not appear to be so important. The use of macromolecule and lipid evaluations is compromised by less successful quantification and large variations in healthy people.


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