Analysis of endoscopic third ventriculostomy patency by MRI: value of different pulse sequences, the sequence parameters, and the imaging planes for investigation of flow void

• Published in: Child's nervous system Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 127 - 135
• Main Authors: Dinçer, Alp, Yildiz, Erdem, Kohan, Saeed, Memet Özek, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01.01.2011; Springer-Verlag
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Cerebrospinal Fluid - metabolism; Child; Child, Preschool; Cine PC; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Female; Fenestration patency; Flow void; Humans; Hydrocephalus - surgery; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Infant; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neuroendoscopy; Neurosciences; Neurosurgery; Original Paper; Sensitivity and Specificity; Third Ventricle - surgery; TSE; Ventriculostomy; Young Adult; Fenestration patency; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Cine PC; Flow void; TSE

Purpose The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficiency of turbo spin-echo (TSE), three-dimensional constructive interference in the steady state (3D CISS) and cine phase contrast (Cine PC) sequences in determining flow through the endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) fenestration, and to deter...