Gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional MR angiography before endovascular treatment of aneurysms in the abdominal aorta, iliac and peripheral vessels

Biederer, Juergen and Link, J. and Steffens, J. C. and Fronius, M. and Heller, M. (2000) Gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional MR angiography before endovascular treatment of aneurysms in the abdominal aorta, iliac and peripheral vessels. ROFO-FORTSCHRITTE AUF DEM GEBIET DER RONTGENSTRAHLEN UND DER BILDGEBENDEN VERFAHREN, 172 (12). pp. 985-991. ISSN 1438-9029

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Abstract

Purpose: The value of DSA for the measurement of aortic and peripheral arterial aneurysm dimensions before endovascular treatment is limited by projection effects. It was evaluated if additional gadolinium-enhanced three-dimensional MR angiography (3D-CEMRA) could compensate for the disadvantages of D5A. Materials and Methods: 21 patients with 35 aneurysms in the abdominal aorta (14), iliac (9) and femoropopliteal vessels (12) were assessed with DSA (7 with calibrated catheter, 14 with yardstick) and 3D-CEMRA (TR/TE 7.8/2.1 ms, flip-angle 40 degrees, Matrix 512 x 224, FOV 500 mm, eff. slice 1.8 mm). We measured and compared aneurysm dimensions on both modalities. 3D-CEMRA was regarded as the reference method to evaluate the dimension of DSA-projection effects. Results: Diameter and length of aneurysms were underestimated on DSA with the yardstick as reference. The deviation ranged from 15% (+/-5%) in the aorta to 21% (+/-10%) in the iliac vessels. Only with calibrated catheters as reference (7/21 DSA), were the distances on DSA correlated well with MRA. In 2/35 aneurysms 3D-CEMRA detected thrombosis with a difference between length of inner lumen dilatation on DSA and whole aneurysm length. 2/5 accessory renal arteries found on DSA were not detected on 3D-CEMRA. Conclusions: 3D-CEMRA is a valuable adjunct to DSA for pre-interventional diagnostics of aortic and peripheral arterial aneurysms. It provides exact evaluation of aneurysm dimensions and information about partial thrombosis.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; EXTREMITY OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; BREATH-HOLD; PHASE-CONTRAST; FOLLOW-UP; ARTERIES; ULTRAFAST; TIME; AORTOGRAPHY; PLACEMENT; aneurysm; abdominal aorta; peripheral arteries; MRA; DSA
Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
Divisions: Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Röntgendiagnostik
Depositing User: Dr. Gernot Deinzer
Date Deposited: 15 Mar 2022 07:30
Last Modified: 15 Mar 2022 07:30
URI: https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/42034

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