Preoperative Evaluation of Collateral Venous Anastomoses in Meningioma Involving Cerebral Venous Sinus by Susceptibility Weighted Imaging

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 93; no. 27; p. e191
• Main Authors: Wang, Qing, He, Jingzhen, Ma, Xiangxing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.12.2014; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations - diagnosis; Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations - etiology; Cranial Sinuses; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Angiography - methods; Male; Meningeal Neoplasms - complications; Meningeal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Meningeal Neoplasms - surgery; Meningioma - complications; Meningioma - diagnosis; Meningioma - surgery; Middle Aged; Observational Study; Preoperative Care; Prospective Studies

Precise preoperative identification of the collateral venous anastomoses is critical for proper surgical management of patients with meningioma involving sinus. This study was to assess the feasibility of susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) to delineate the collateral venous anastomoses before sur...