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Title: Four-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Intracranial Aneurysms: A State-of-the-Art Review.
Austin Authors: Castle-Kirszbaum, Mendel;Maingard, Julian T;Lim, Ruth P ;Barras, Christen D;Kok, Hong Kuan;Chandra, Ronil V;Chong, Winston;Asadi, Hamed 
Affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
NeuroInterventional Radiology Unit, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
Department of Imaging, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
School of Medicine, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
Department of Radiology Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia
Department of Radiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Australia
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia
Issue Date: Sep-2020
Date: 2020-03-06
Publication information: Neurosurgery 2020; 87(3): 453-465
Abstract: Treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms can reduce the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage and its associated morbidity and mortality. However, current methods to predict the risk of rupture and optimize treatment strategies for intracranial aneurysms are limited. Assessment of intra-aneurysmal flow using 4-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (4D MRI) is a novel tool that could be used to guide therapy. A systematic search of the literature was performed to provide a state-of-the-art review on 4D MRI assessment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. A total of 18 studies were available for review. Eccentric flow on 4D MRI is associated with a greater aspect ratio and peak wall shear stress (WSS). WSS, vorticity, and peak velocity are greater in saccular than fusiform aneurysms. Unstable aneurysms are associated with greater WSS, peak wall stress, and flow jet angle and may exhibit wall enhancement. In comparison to computational fluid dynamics (CFD), 4D MRI has a lower spatial resolution and reports lower WSS and velocity magnitudes, but these parameters equalize when spatial resolution is matched. 4D MRI demonstrates the intra-aneurysmal hemodynamic changes associated with flow diversion, including significantly decreased flow velocity. Thus, 4D MRI is a novel, noninvasive imaging tool used for the evaluation of hemodynamics within intracranial aneurysms. Hemodynamic indices derived from 4D MRI appear to correlate well with the simulated (CFD) values and may be used to measure the success of endovascular therapies and risk factors for aneurysm growth and rupture.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/22742
DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa021
ORCID: 0000-0003-2475-9727
0000-0001-8958-2411
Journal: Neurosurgery
PubMed URL: 32140714
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: 4D
Aneurysm
CFD
Cerebrovascular
MRI
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