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American Journal of Neuroradiology 27:107-113, January 2006
© 2006 American Society of Neuroradiology

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Relative Value of Sliding-Thin-Slab Multiplanar Reformations and Sliding-Thin-Slab Maximum Intensity Projections as Reformatting Techniques in Multisection CT Angiography of the Cervicocranial Vessels

B.B. Ertl-Wagnera, R. Brueningb, J. Blumec, R.-T. Hoffmanna, S. Mueller-Schunkb, B. Snyderc and M.F. Reisera

a Institute of Clinical Radiology, Munich, Germany
b Department of Neuroradiology, University of Munich-Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
c the Center for Statistical Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI

Address correspondence to: Birgit Ertl-Wagner, MD, Institute of Clinical Radiology, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Marchioninistrasse 15, D-81377 Munich, Germany

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To investigate image quality and vascular delineation of multisection CT (MSCT) angiography of the cervicocranial vessels with sliding-thin-slab (STS) maximum intensity projections (MIP) and multiplanar reformations (MPR).

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ten patients examined with a standardized protocol on a 16-section MSCT were included in the study. The data were reformatted as MIP and MPR in 3 planes for each subject; both reformatting techniques were applied in an STS technique with an increment of 3 mm. Images were evaluated independently by 3 blinded readers grading image quality parameters and vascular delineation of supra-aortic arteries and veins. An extension of the Mantel-Haenzel row mean score test was used to compare the distribution of scores for vascular delineation and image quality between STS MIP and STS MPR.

RESULTS: STS MIP reformations were significantly superior to STS MPR in the delineation of all extra- and intracranial arteries and arterial segments and in the delineation of the cavernous sinus and the internal cerebral veins (P < .05). No significant differences were found for the large venous vessels, the visual assessment of vascular contrast, or the impact of imaging artifacts.

CONCLUSION: Because STS MIP reformations were preferred to or equal to STS MPR in all aspects, we recommend STS MIP as the primary reformatting technique in MSCT angiography of the cervicocranial vessels in addition to viewing the source images.




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