Is MRA at 3.0 Tesla sufficient for preoperative planning for aneurysmal clipping in patients with contraindicated condition of contrast media?

Background: We evaluated the possibility that 3.0 T MRA was sufficient for unique imaging modality before aneurysmal clipping in patients with contraindication to contrast media. Method: 13 cases (16 aneurysms) were retrospectively evaluated. Ruptured aneurysms were 3 cases (3 aneurysms). 10 cases (...

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Main Authors: Ririko Takeda, MD, PhD, Hidetoshi Ooigawa, MD, PhD, Akira Uchino, MD, PhD, Hiroki Kurita, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751918300823