CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2013; 23(01): 97-100
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.113626
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

"Flow comp off": An easy technique to confirm CSF flow within syrinx and aqueduct

Anitha Sen
Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala
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Source of Support: Nill.

Abstract

Flow compensation, a gradient pulse used for artifact reduction, often used to suppress cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow artifacts in spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), can be switched off to make the CSF flow voids within syrinx (syringomyelia) and within aqueduct [normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)] more obvious (thus confirming CSF flow). It is a simple method which does not require much time or expertise.



Publication History

Article published online:
04 October 2021

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