BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Previous studies have depicted arterial and aneurysmal anatomy with three-dimensional time-of-flight (3D-TOF) MR angiography before and after treatment with Guglielmi detachable coils (GDCs) and with CT angiography before and after treatment with stents and stent-grafts. We investigated the ability of time-resolved contrast-enhanced 3D MR angiography (3D MR digital subtraction angiography [DSA]) to accurately depict the anatomy of experimental lateral aneurysms before and after treatment with GDCs and a variety of stents or stent-grafts, and compared these findings with 3D-TOF MR angiography without and with contrast enhancement and CT angiography. METHODS: Two nitinol stents, two nitinol-polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) stent-grafts, and two stainless steel stents were deployed in three dogs with experimental carotid aneurysms. In a fourth animal, one of three aneurysms was completely occluded with GDCs. The other two aneurysms were loosely packed to ensure persistence of some residual aneurysmal lumen. Cut-film angiography, CT angiography, 3D-TOF MR angiography without and with contrast enhancement, and 3D MR DSA were performed in all dogs before and 3 weeks after treatment. RESULTS: 3D MR DSA was superior to conventional 3D-TOF MR angiography without and with contrast enhancement in accurately depicting experimental lateral aneurysms and superior to CT angiography in depicting aneurysms treated by GDCs. 3D MR DSA and CT angiography were comparable in depicting vessels treated with nitinol stents and stent-grafts, whereas CT angiography was superior for showing vessels treated by stainless steel stents. CONCLUSION: We recommend further development and clinical evaluation of 3D MR DSA for imaging cerebral aneurysms before and after treatment with GDCs. 3D MR DSA or CT angiography may be useful for evaluating vessels containing nitinol stents or nitinol-PTFE stent-grafts, whereas CT angiography should be used for follow-up of vessels treated by stainless steel stents.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Previous studies have depicted arterial and aneurysmal anatomy with three-dimensional time-of-flight (3D-TOF) MR angiography before and after treatment with Guglielmi detachable coils (GDCs) and with CT angiography before and after treatment with stents and stent-grafts. We investigated the ability of time-resolved contrast-enhanced 3D MR angiography (3D MR digital subtraction angiography [DSA]) to accurately depict the anatomy of experimental lateral aneurysms before and after treatment with GDCs and a variety of stents or stent-grafts, and compared these findings with 3D-TOF MR angiography without and with contrast enhancement and CT angiography. METHODS: Two nitinol stents, two nitinol-polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) stent-grafts, and two stainless steel stents were deployed in three dogs with experimental carotid aneurysms. In a fourth animal, one of three aneurysms was completely occluded with GDCs. The other two aneurysms were loosely packed to ensure persistence of some residual aneurysmal lumen. Cut-film angiography, CT angiography, 3D-TOF MR angiography without and with contrast enhancement, and 3D MR DSA were performed in all dogs before and 3 weeks after treatment. RESULTS: 3D MR DSA was superior to conventional 3D-TOF MR angiography without and with contrast enhancement in accurately depicting experimental lateral aneurysms and superior to CT angiography in depicting aneurysms treated by GDCs. 3D MR DSA and CT angiography were comparable in depicting vessels treated with nitinol stents and stent-grafts, whereas CT angiography was superior for showing vessels treated by stainless steel stents. CONCLUSION: We recommend further development and clinical evaluation of 3D MR DSA for imaging cerebral aneurysms before and after treatment with GDCs. 3D MR DSA or CT angiography may be useful for evaluating vessels containing nitinol stents or nitinol-PTFE stent-grafts, whereas CT angiography should be used for follow-up of vessels treated by stainless steel stents.
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