naa a22 4500 510747256 CHVBK 20180411083051.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11547-013-0928-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11547-013-0928-9 Advanced virtual magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques in neurovascular conflict: bidimensional image fusion and virtual cisternography [Elektronische Daten] [Francesca Granata, Sergio Vinci, Marcello Longo, Gianmarco Bernava, Maria Caffo, Mariano Cutugno, Rosa Morabito, Ignazio Salamone, Francesco Tomasello, Concetta Alafaci] Tecniche virtuali avanzate di risonanza magnetica nel conflitto neurovascolare: immagini di fusione bidimensionale e cisternografia virtuale Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the advantages and limits of virtual magnetic resonance techniques in planning surgery for microvascular decompression in patients with neurovascular conflict. Materials and methods: Between December 2010 and December 2011, we prospectively observed 32 patients (30 with trigeminal neuralgia and two with hemifacial spasm), with a suspected clinical diagnosis of neurovascular conflict. To assess the contact between nerve and vessel, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) by three-dimensional (3D) constructive interference in steady state (CISS) and high-resolution MR angiography (MRA) were performed in all cases. Moreover, we performed presurgical simulation of microvascular decompression using MR two-dimensional image fusion and virtual cisternography. The neuroradiological findings were compared with the surgical findings. Results: In all cases, we demonstrated the anatomical relations between cranial nerves and offending vessels with an optimal correlation between radiological and surgical patterns. Conclusions: Advanced virtual MRI techniques, such as image fusion and virtual cisternography, are able to depict the complex anatomical relationships between neural and vascular structures within the cisternal spaces of the skull base. These techniques can be considered an optimal presurgical tool to support traditional MRI evaluation of this region. Springer-Verlag Italia, 2013 Neurovascular conflicts nationallicence MR cisternography nationallicence Image fusion nationallicence Conflitto neuro-vascolare nationallicence Cisternografia RM nationallicence Fusione di immagine nationallicence Granata Francesca Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut Vinci Sergio Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut Longo Marcello Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut Bernava Gianmarco Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut Caffo Maria Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatric and Anaesthesiological Sciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut Cutugno Mariano Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatric and Anaesthesiological Sciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut Morabito Rosa Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut Salamone Ignazio Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut Tomasello Francesco Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatric and Anaesthesiological Sciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut Alafaci Concetta Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatric and Anaesthesiological Sciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut La radiologia medica Springer Milan 118/6(2013-09-01), 1045-1054 0033-8362 118:6<1045 2013 118 11547 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-013-0928-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-013-0928-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Granata Francesca Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vinci Sergio Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Longo Marcello Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bernava Gianmarco Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Caffo Maria Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatric and Anaesthesiological Sciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cutugno Mariano Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatric and Anaesthesiological Sciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Morabito Rosa Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Salamone Ignazio Neuroradiology Unit, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tomasello Francesco Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatric and Anaesthesiological Sciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Alafaci Concetta Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatric and Anaesthesiological Sciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- La radiologia medica Springer Milan 118/6(2013-09-01), 1045-1054 0033-8362 118:6<1045 2013 118 11547 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer