Saake M, Breuer L, Gölitz P, Ott S, Struffert T, Dörfler A (2013)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2013
Book Volume: 23
Pages Range: 414-420
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2012.00762.x
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The aim of our study was to evaluate flat detector computed tomography angiography with peripheral intravenous contrast material application (FD-CTA) for visualization of cerebral arteries in comparison with intravenous multidetector computed tomography angiography (CTA) and intraarterial digital subtraction angiography (DSA). METHODS: The study was approved by the local institutional review board and informed consent was obtained by all participants. Ten patients underwent FD-CTA, CTA, and DSA of the cerebral arterial vasculature for suspected cerebrovascular disease. The image data were evaluated by two readers in consensus for the visualization of cerebral arterial segments on a 5-point scale (0 = vessel cannot be distinguished; 4 = excellent image quality). The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for statistical analysis. Note that P < .05 was considered to indicate a significant difference. RESULTS: The depiction of cerebral arterial segments with FD-CTA was significantly superior compared to CTA in most vessel segments (P < .05 in 20 of 23 anatomic regions) and was without significant difference compared with DSA in large and medium intracranial vessels. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that the cerebral arteries can be visualized by FD-CTA in high resolution, in many vessel segments comparable to DSA. © 2012 by the American Society of Neuroimaging.
APA:
Saake, M., Breuer, L., Gölitz, P., Ott, S., Struffert, T., & Dörfler, A. (2013). Flat detector computed tomography angiography with intravenous contrast application: Feasibility for visualization of cerebral arterial vasculature. Journal of Neuroimaging, 23(3), 414-420. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6569.2012.00762.x
MLA:
Saake, Marc, et al. "Flat detector computed tomography angiography with intravenous contrast application: Feasibility for visualization of cerebral arterial vasculature." Journal of Neuroimaging 23.3 (2013): 414-420.
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