[3D-CT angiography with volume rendering technique in the intracerebral aneurysms]

J Radiol. 2000 Feb;81(2):127-32.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Purpose: Many techniques of 3D reconstruction (MIP, SSD) permit a good evaluation of the circle of Willis in order to detect cerebral aneurysms. More recently, the advent in the clinical practice of a calculation algorithm (VRT) adapted to the workstations for images treatment seems to improve evaluation of the characteristics regarding these aneurysms.

Materials and methods: We report 4 cases with cerebral aneurysms studies with CT-angiography using the technique MIP and VRT.

Results: The VRT, using the totality of image informations, allows a better understanding than MIP about the intracranial cerebral aneurysms including their constitution and 3D localization.

Conclusion: The VRT reconstruction permits to obtain quickly good quality and reproductive images, without relationship with threshold.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Algorithms
  • Angiography / methods*
  • Basilar Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Circle of Willis / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Headache / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Meningitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Vertebral Artery / diagnostic imaging