3D-CT Arteriography and 3D-CT Venography: The Separate Demonstration of Arterial-Phase and Venous-Phase on 3D-CT Angiography in a Single Procedure

• Published in: American Journal of Neuroradiology Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 635 - 641
• Main Authors: Matsumoto, Masato, Kodama, Namio, Sakuma, Jun, Sato, Sonomi, Oinuma, Masahiro, Konno, Yutaka, Suzuki, Kyouichi, Sasaki, Tatsuya, Suzuki, Kenji, Katakura, Toshihiko, Shishido, Fumio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oak Brook, IL Am Soc Neuroradiology 01.03.2005; American Society of Neuroradiology
• Subjects: Adult; Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging; Angiography; Biological and medical sciences; Brain; Carotid Artery, Internal; Cerebrospinal fluid. Spinal cord. Spinal roots. Spinal nerves; Cerebrovascular Disorders - diagnosis; Cerebrovascular Disorders - diagnostic imaging; Electrodiagnosis. Electric activity recording; Female; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - diagnosis; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical sciences; Meningeal Neoplasms - blood supply; Meningeal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Meningioma - blood supply; Meningioma - diagnostic imaging; Middle Aged; Nervous system; Neurosurgery; Ophthalmic Artery; Parietal Lobe - blood supply; Phlebography; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Tomography, Spiral Computed; Nervous system diseases; Computerized axial tomography; Arteriography; Angiography; Radiodiagnosis
• ISSN: 0195-6108

Although 3D-CT angiography provides valuable anatomic information regarding lesion and their surrounding vessels and bony structures, it cannot demonstrate lesions, arteries, and veins, separately. The separate demonstration of arterial-phase 3D-CT angiography (3D-CT arteriography) and venous-phase 3D-CT angiography (3D-CT venography) will facilitate the understanding of the vascular anatomy within lesions, thus, allowing improvement of diagnostic accuracy and potentially a safer surgical approach. We describe 3D-CT arteriography and 3D-CT venography by using a multidetector row helical CT.