4D ASL-based MR angiography for visualization of distal arteries and leptomeningeal collateral vessels in moyamoya disease: a comparison of techniques.

Osamu TogaoAkio HiwatashiMakoto ObaraKoji YamashitaDaichi MomosakaAtaru NishimuraKoichi ArimuraNobuhiro HataKoji YoshimotoKoji IiharaMarc Van CauterenHiroshi Honda

Published in: European radiology (2018)

• The 4D-PACK enables good visualization of distal cerebral arteries in moyamoya disease. • The 4D-PACK enables direct visualization of leptomeningeal collateral vessels in moyamoya disease. • Vessel visualization by 4D-PACK can be useful in assessing cerebral hemodynamics.

Keyphrases

middle cerebral artery
subarachnoid hemorrhage
minimally invasive
computed tomography
optical coherence tomography
cerebrospinal fluid
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
cerebral blood flow
blood flow
blood brain barrier