High-Resolution MRI for Evaluation of Ventriculostomy Tubes: Assessment of Positioning and Proximal Patency.
Ari M BlitzPauline Phuong HuynhLuke W BonhamSachin K GujarDanielle E SorteAbhay R MoghekarM G LucianoD RigamontiPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2020)
High-resolution 3D MR imaging using isotropic CISS sequences allows systematic evaluation of catheter positioning, patency, and potential etiologic differentiation of filling defects when shunt dysfunction is suspected.
Keyphrases
- high resolution
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- mass spectrometry
- oxidative stress
- pulmonary embolism
- pulmonary artery
- computed tomography
- tandem mass spectrometry
- magnetic resonance
- diffusion weighted imaging
- high speed
- human health
- ultrasound guided
- risk assessment
- coronary artery
- pulmonary arterial hypertension