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http://dx.doi.org/10.5573/ieie.2014.51.12.180

The Research to Correct Overestimation in TOF-MRA for Severity of Cerebrovascular Stenosis  

Han, Yong Su (Department of Radiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital)
Kim, Ho Chul (Department of Radiological Science, Eulji University)
Lee, Dong Young (Department of Radiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital)
Lee, Su Cheol (Department of Radiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital)
Ha, Seung Han (Department of Nursing, Chungbuk Health & Science University)
Kim, Min Gi (Department of Electronic & Information Engineering, Korea University)
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Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers / v.51, no.12, 2014 , pp. 180-188 More about this Journal
Abstract
It is very important accurate diagnosis and quick treatment in cerebrovascular disease, i.e. stenosis or occlusion that could be caused by risk factors such as poor dietary habits, insufficient exercise, and obesity. Time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA), it is well known as diagnostic method without using contrast agent for cerebrovascular disease, is the most representative and reliable technique. Nevertheless, it still has measurement errors (also known as overestimation) for length of stenosis and area of occlusion in celebral infarction that is built by accumulation and rupture of plaques generated by hemodynamic turbulence. The purpose of this study is to show clinical trial feasibility for 3D-SPACE T2, which is improved by using signal attenuation effects of fluid velocity, in diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease. To model angiostenosis, strictures of different proportions (40%, 50%, 60%, and 70%) and virtual blood stream (normal saline) of different velocities (0.19 ml/sec, 1.5 ml/sec, 2.1 ml/sec, and 2.6 ml/sec) by using dialysis were made. Cross-examinations were performed for 3D-SPACE T2 and TOF-MRA (16 times each). The accuracy of measurement for length of stenosis was compared in all experimental conditions. 3D-SPACE 2T has superiority in terms of accuracy for measurements of the length of stenosis, compared with TOF-MRA. Also, it is robust in fast blood stream and large stenosis than TOF-MRA. 3D-SPACE 2T will be promising technique to increase diagnosis accuracy in narrow complex lesions as like two cerebral small vessels with stenosis, created by hemodynamic turbulence.
Keywords
Wash out effect; Inflow effect; TOF MRA; turbulent flow; SPACE;
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