缺血性脑血管病颅内脑动脉狭窄的TCD、MRA对比检测

目的评价TCD、MRA诊断缺血性脑血管病患者颅内脑动脉狭窄的临床应用价值。方法203例颞窗良好的缺血性脑血管病患者行经颅多普勒(TCD)检测发现颅内脑动脉狭窄,全部病例3d内再行磁共振血管造影(MRA)检查,5例行数字减影血管造影(DSA)。结果TCD检测发现狭窄大脑中动脉236支,MRA检查发现狭窄大脑中动脉225支．TCD与MRA诊断相符大脑中动脉数为219支。结论TCD和MRA是诊断颅内脑动脉狭窄准确性较好的无创性检查方法,两者联合应用评价颅内脑动脉狭窄精确性更高。     

Neuroimaging in patients with CVD]

The development of the neuroimaging technique has revolutionized clinical neurology. This is also true in the field of stroke. Because of the easy accessibility and little time consuming, the computed tomography (CT) should be applied first to the stroke patient and other examinations should be prepared later to the patient due to the severity and the characteristic of the lesion. These are magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (including MR angiography. MR spectroscopy, diffusion MRI), cerebral angiography, neurosonography (carotid ultrasound, color flow imaging, transcranial Doppler), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET), etc. It is a matter of common sense that CT and MRI are now particularly important among laboratory examinations for neurological diseases and these non-invasive techniques will become more important for the elderly stroke patients. Recent study cleared the combination of 3-dimensional computed angiography and neurosonography has an informative value and this is especially important for the elderly patients who are fragile and need rapid and accurate diagnosis.     

Diagnosis of Moyamoya Disease with Transcranial Doppler Sonography: Correlation Study with Magnetic Resonance Angiography

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although the diagnosis of moyamoya disease may be confirmed by digital subtraction angiography, recent studies have shown the accuracy of magnetic resonance angiography. Characteristics of transcranial Doppler, a noninvasive and cost-effective method, and specific transcranial Doppler parameters reflecting distinct vascular status in moyamoya disease are explored. METHOD AND PATIENTS: Consecutive patients (> 15 years of age) diagnosed with moyamoya disease by a typical clinical history and digital sub traction angiography or magnetic resonance angiography were included. The statuses of the anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral arteries were graded as stage 1, stage 2, and stage 3 by magnetic resonance angiography. Mean flow velocity and pulsatility index were compared between these groups, and the receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to define transcranial Doppler criteria for distinct vascular status. RESULTS: Forty-five patients were included (37 women; mean age, 34.9 +/- 11.4 years). Mean flow velocity was higher and pulsatility index was lower in stage 2 (P < .01), while mean flow velocity was lower and pulsatility index was higher in stage 3 than in stage 1 (P < .01). Cutoff values reflecting stenosis or occlusion with substantial sensitivity and specificity were as follows: mean flow velocity > 85 cm/s or pulsatility index < 0.60 for stage 2, and mean flow velocity < 50 cm/s for stage 3 of middle cerebral artery; mean flow velocity > 80 cm/s or pulsatility index < 0.60 for stage 2 of anterior cerebral artery; and mean flow velocity > 60 cm/s or pulsatility index < 0.60 for stage 2 of posterior cerebral artery. CONCLUSION: Transcranial Doppler may help to refine magnetic resonance angiography findings and thus help clinicians differentiate severity or stages of moyamoya disease.     

Application of magnetic resonance imaging for monitoring stem cell transplantation for the treatment of cerebral ischemia

OBJECTIVE:To identify global research trends in the application of MRI for monitoring stem cell transplantation using a bibliometric analysis of Web of Science.DATA RETRIEVAL:We performed a bibliometric analysis of studies relating to the application of MRI for detecting stem cell transplantation for the treatment of cerebral ischemia using papers in Web of Science published from 2002 to 2011.SELECTION CRITERIA:The inclusion criteria were:(a) peer-reviewed articles on the application of MRI for detecting transplanted stem cells published and indexed in Web of Science;(b) year of publication between 2002 and 2011.Exclusion criteria were:(a) articles that required manual searching or telephone access;(b) some corrected papers.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:(1) Annual publication output;(2) distribution according to journals;(3) distribution according to institution;(4) distribution according to country;(5) top cited authors over the last 10 years.RESULTS:A total of 1 498 studies related to the application of MRI for monitoring stem cell transplantation appeared in Web of Science from 2002 to 2011,almost half of which were derived from American authors and institutes.The number of studies on the application of MRI for detecting stem cell transplantation has gradually increased over the past 10 years.Most papers on this topic appeared in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.CONCLUSION:This analysis suggests that few experimental studies have been investigated the use of MRI for tracking SPIO-labeled human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells during the treatment of cerebral ischemia.     

腔隙性脑梗塞患者颅内脑动脉狭窄的检测意义

目的探讨腔隙性脑梗塞与颅内脑动脉狭窄的关系。方法412例腔隙性脑梗塞患者均行经颅多普勒(TCD)检测,发现颅内动脉狭窄后进一步行磁共振血管造影(MRA)检查确诊。结果MRA检查发现颅内动脉狭窄127例。结论腔隙性脑梗塞患者颅内脑动脉狭窄发生率较高,推测其是腔隙性脑梗塞的重要病因。对腔隙性脑梗塞患者应重视检测可能存在的颅内脑动脉狭窄。     

脑血管痉挛的影像学研究及进展

脑血管痉挛（CVS）是蛛网膜下腔出血（SAH）的常见并发症之一,也是该类疾病致死、致残的重要原因,近年研究结果表明神经影像学检查对CVS的早期判断及监测具有较大价值。本文综述了经颅多普勒、数字减影血管造影、CT灌注成像、CT血管成像、磁共振弥散加权成像及灌注加权成像等神经影像学技术在判断CVS方面的临床应用及其进展。     

Transcranial Doppler evaluation of cerebral infarction in the neonate

We recorded cerebral artery flow velocities (CAFV) in two neonates with cerebral infarction, using transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD). Cerebral infarction was diagnosed by brain imaging. The arteries investigated were the middle cerebral artery (MCA), the internal carotid artery (ICA) and the anterior cerebral artery (ACA). The whole territory of right MCA was involved. A decrease in CAFV was noted in MCA and ICA of the affected side. Furthermore, early recordings of CAFV allowed us to distinguish perinatal infarction from antenatal infarction: in the former, Doppler signal was completely absent during the first days of life whereas in the latter, Doppler signal was reduced but present. The process of recanalization could be followed. The asymmetry of CAFV recorded in the neonatal period seems to persist definitively at least in MCA. These Doppler data correlate well with the evolutive stages of cerebral infarction shown by brain imaging. Beside US, CT and MRI scans, TCD may be a useful adjunct for identifying and following infants with suspected occlusion of major cerebral vessels.     

Non-invasive diagnosis of internal carotid artery dissections.

Arteriography is thought to be mandatory for the diagnosis of internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection. With the introduction of transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), however, this is no longer the case. In 13 consecutive patients with ICA dissections the diagnosis was made by means of non-invasive tests including extracranial and transcranial Doppler sonography, contrast enhanced computed tomography (ceCT), and, in five patients, MRI. Intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography used as the gold standard in all cases was confirmative. Extracranial and transcranial ultrasound findings indicative of the diagnosis could be identified. MRI directly demonstrated the intramural haematoma and the false lumen of the dissected artery. These non-invasive techniques also allowed for repetitive follow up examinations. They were, however, unable to demonstrate false aneurysms in the chronic state. Results show that the diagnosis of carotid dissection can be made by means of cerebrovascular ultrasound and MRI.     

双焦距经颅多普勒在大脑中动脉狭窄患者检测微栓子的研究

目的 研究大脑中动脉（ＭＣＡ）狭窄患者采用ＴＣＤ检测微栓子（ＭＥＳ）的诊断价值。方法 对２１例年龄在３５￣５７岁的单侧ＭＣＡ狭窄患者,经ＣＴ／ＭＲＩ证实为脑梗死。均进行３０分钟的双焦距ＴＣＤ监测。结果 ４例（１９．０％）检测到ＭＥＳ。其中３在狭窄远端检测到,１例近,远端均检测到。均为大面积脑梗死（４／１３,３０．８％）,而腔隙性梗死未发现ＭＥＳ。结论 双焦距ＴＣＤ检测ＭＥＳ对于确定栓子来源有重要价     

Perfusion magnetic resonance abnormalities in patients with sickle cell disease

Neurological complications are common in sickle cell disease (SCD). However, it is often difficult to relate the clinical presentation to conventional neuroimaging, because subclinical infarction is common and stroke has been described in the absence of large-vessel disease. We studied 48 patients with SCD aged 4-34 (median 13) years with T2-weighted, diffusion and perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and with MR angiography. Forty-four underwent transcranial Doppler (TCD). Abnormalities on perfusion imaging were seen in 25 cases, 24 of whom had been symptomatic. The remaining patient had evidence of executive dysfunction and reduced perfusion in the frontal lobes. The perfusion abnormality was larger than the area of infarction in 9 patients and was seen in an arterial distribution with no infarction in a further 9. In 3 patients with transient ischemic attacks, perfusion abnormalities were demonstrated in the absence of any other neuroimaging abnormalities, and perfusion changes were seen in 3 others despite normal MR angiography and TCD. Perfusion abnormalities are associated with neurological symptoms in patients with SCD, whether or not MRI, MR angiography, and TCD are abnormal. It is likely that this technique will guide management in individual patients.     

Deep cerebral venous thrombosis: an illustrative case with reversible diencephalic dysfunction

BACKGROUND: Isolated thrombosis of the deep cerebral veins is rare and its diagnosis can be difficult. Mortality is often high and little is known about the long-term prognosis. CASE REPORT: We report a 24-year-old woman with akinetic mutism and extensive bilateral thalamic lesions. CT and MRI allowed early diagnosis by demonstrating thrombosis within the internal cerebral veins, without the need for angiography. Heparin treatment was used safely despite the presence of thalamic and intraventricular hemorrhage. After five weeks, the patient recovered rapidly and remains well at 18 months. Serial MRI showed dramatic resolution of the imaging abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS: The clinical features and characteristic neuroimaging appearance of deep cerebral venous thrombosis should be recognized by physicians caring for stroke patients. Deep cerebral venous thrombosis can produce extensive venous congestion and vasogenic edema without early infarction. Excellent clinical recovery is possible even after severe and prolonged neurological deficits.     

以突聋为首发症状的脑梗死患者临床特点

目的探讨以突聋为首发症状的脑梗死患者的临床特点,提高对该类情况的认识,尽早做出正确诊断。方法报道我院2014年收治的2例以突聋为首发症状的脑梗死病例,均完善头颅MRI、HR-MRI、DSA、颈动脉超声、TCD检查,结合文献复习,总结临床特点。结果该2例患者首发症状表现为突聋合并头晕,DSA均发现基底动脉近段狭窄。病例1头颅MRI示双侧桥脑及左侧小脑新发梗死灶,予急诊动脉溶栓治疗,后续双联抗血小板聚集及他汀治疗,听力好转。病例2头颅MRI示右侧桥脑新发梗死灶,予双联抗血小板聚集及他汀治疗,遗留听力下降。结论以突聋为首发症状的脑梗死并不罕见,突聋患者应尽快完善脑血管检查,突聋患者具有以下临床特点时需要高度警惕脑梗死:伴随头晕症状、合并多种动脉粥样硬化危险因素、基底动脉狭窄。     

Neuroimaging characteristics of cerebral infarcts

Over the last years, technical advances in neuroimaging have allowed drastic improvements in the assessment of acute ischemic cerebral events. Beyond conventional morphological analysis, diffusion-weighted and perfusion-weighted MRI now enable routine functional assessment of brain tissue; spectroscopy and diffusion tensor imaging still remains in the domain of clinical research. During acute ischemia events, diffusion-weighted MRI can detect the movements of water molecules and cytotoxic edema related to cell injury enabling rapid diagnosis and early assessment of cerebral ischemia. In conjunction with perfusion imaging, which detects hypoperfusion areas, diffusion-weighted MRI provides a means to identify areas of penumbra ischemia. More recent multislice computed tomographic (CT) scans with multimodal analysis are also very competitive for assessment of cerebral ischemia (non-enhanced CT, CT angiography and perfusion CT). The purpose of this paper is to describe the CT and MRI patterns during the different stages of cerebral infarcts.     

经颅彩色多普勒超声造影在颞骨声窗受限的脑梗死患者颅内侧支循环评价中的应用

目的 探讨经颅彩色多普勒超声造影 （contrast-enhanced transcranial color-coded doppler, CE-TCCD） 技 术在判断颞骨声窗受限的脑梗死及短暂性脑缺血发作 （transient ischemic attack, TIA） 患者颅内侧支 循环方面的应用。 方法 选择由于声窗的限制, 经颅彩色多普勒超声检查未探及颅内血流信号的70例脑梗死及TIA 患者, 应用CE-TCCD检测其颅内血流及Willis环的开放情况, 进一步完善磁共振血管成像 （magnetic resonance angiography, MRA） 后比较两者的诊断结果。 结果 70例患者中男51例, 女19例, 平均年龄 （66.4±11.9） 岁 , CE-TCCD共检出41条交通动脉开放, 其 中38条与MRA诊断一致, 超声造影与MRA诊断一致性好 （Kappa值为0.696, P ＜0.001） 。 超声造影检测 的灵敏度为79.2%, 特异度为91.9%。 结论 在颞骨声窗受限的脑梗死及TIA患者中 , CE-TCCD可用于颅内侧支循环的评价。     

What is the most sensitive non-invasive imaging strategy for the diagnosis of intracranial aneurysms?

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether combining non-invasive tests for intracranial aneurysms together would significantly improve aneurysm detection over individual tests. METHODS: 114 patients undergoing intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography to confirm or exclude an intracranial aneurysm were also examined by CT angiography, MR angiography, and transcranial power Doppler ultrasound. The reviewers and ultrasonographers were blinded to the angiogram result, other imaging results and all clinical information. RESULTS: The combination of non-invasive tests did improve diagnostic performance on a per patient basis. The combination of power Doppler and CT angiography had the greatest sensitivity for aneurysm detection (0.83; 05% confidence interval (95% CI) 0.66-0.93) and the level of agreement for this strategy with the reference angiographic standard was excellent (kappa 0.84; 95% CI 0.72-0.95). The improvement in sensitivity of adding power Doppler to CT angiography was not significant (p=0.55) but the improvement in the level of agreement with the reference standard was substantial. However, even the most sensitive combination strategy performed poorly in the detection of small (3-5 mm) and very small (<3 mm) aneurysms with a sensitivity of 0.43 (95% CI 0.23-0.66) and 0.00 (95% CI 0.00-0.31) respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The addition of transcranial power Doppler ultrasound to either CT angiography or MR angiography does improve diagnostic performance on a per patient basis but aneurysms of 5 mm or smaller can still not be reliably identified by current standard clinical non-invasive imaging modalities.     

经颅彩色多普勒血流显像对出血性脑血管病的诊断价值

目的探讨经颅彩色多普勒超声血流显像技术（CDFI）对出血性脑血管病及脑血管痉挛诊断的价值。方法回顾性分析266例出血性脑血管病患者的CDFI诊断结果，并与数字减影脑血管造影（DSA）结果进行对照分析。结果以DSA为金标准，CDFI检出率颅内动脉瘤为84．5％（82／97）、脑动静脉畸形为91．7％（88／96）、烟雾病为96．8％（61／63）、脑血管痉挛86．2％（75／87），CDFI假阴性25例：结论彩色多普勒超声能实时、动态、无创地观察颅底血管及血流动力学变化，对筛选诊断颅内动脉瘤、脑动静脉畸形、烟雾病等出血性脑血管病以及观察蛛网膜下腔出血后脑血管痉挛的发生发展过程具有重要的临床指导意义。     

Pitfall of Electron Beam Computed Tomography Angiography in Diagnosis of Subclavian Steal Syndrome

A patient presented with vertebrobasilar insufficiency during exertion. Vertebral duplex and transcranial Doppler ultrasonography showed reversal of flow in both intracranial and extracranial vertebral and basilar arteries, suggesting bilateral subclavian and vertebrobasilar steal. Electron beam computed tomography angiography (CTA) showed no evidence of subclavian artery stenosis including normal vertebral artery origin on both sides. However, digital subtraction angiography revealed complete occlusion of both subclavian arteries with retrograde flow from both vertebral and basilar arteries to reconstitute both subclavian arteries. This false-negative finding on CTA in detection of subclavian steal syndrome (SSS) is due to inappropriate contrast administration technique and postprocessing method, inability to differentiate flow direction, and lack of hemodynamic time sequences. This study demonstrates a pitfall of CTA in diagnosis of SSS compared to more reliable hemodynamic information obtained by duplex and transcranial Doppler ultrasonography, and digital subtraction angiography.     

Hyperechoic middle cerebral artery: acute occlusion detected by transcranial duplex ultrasonography.

The authors describe the appearance of acute thromboembolic occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) using transcranial duplex ultrasonography. Acute occlusion of the MCA commonly leads to severe cerebral infarction. In patients with acute MCA occlusion, secondary edema and elevated intracranial pressure are major causes of increased morbidity and mortality. Thus, the prompt detection of occlusion influences early therapy, including thrombolysis and increased control of intracranial pressure. The hyperdense appearance of the acutely occluded MCA as seen using computed tomography (CT) has been extensively reported in the literature. However, its appearance using transcranial duplex ultrasonography has not been reported. The authors report four patients who had clinical features of ischemia throughout the MCA territory. All patients were studied with CT and transcranial duplex ultrasonography within 6 hours of the onset of symptoms. Head CT of all four patients showed a hyperdense MCA sign with infarction of the MCA territory. Transcranial duplex studies using either pulsed Doppler or color Doppler sonography displayed a hyperechoic MCA with no evidence of flow. Subsequent duplex ultrasonography and magnetic resonance angiography showed all four patients had ipsilateral occlusion of the internal carotid artery. Transcranial duplex ultrasonography assists in the early diagnosis of acute MCA occlusion. The affected vessel is displayed as a hyperechoic structure associated with no flow using Doppler examination.     

Moyamoya病的临床表现与影像学特点

目的 回顾分析12例Moyamoya病的临床和影像学特征，探讨Moyamoya病的影像学诊断价值。方法 分析12例Moyamoya病患的临床资料及数字减影血管造影(DSA)、磁共振血管造影(MRA)、磁共振成像(MRI)和CT结果。结果 所有病例均表现有颈内动脉或其分支不同程度的狭窄或闭塞和颅底异常血管网(MMD血管)；其中病变呈双侧8例．单侧4例。12例中头颅CT表现有梗塞灶4例，脑出血5例，其余3例表现正常。结论 除DsA外．MRI和MRA是两种可以很好评价Moyamoya病的影像学方法。若儿童或青壮年发生脑血管病，反复出现脑梗死或出现脑室出血、脑叶出血或蛛网膜下腔出血(SAH)则要考虑Moyamoya病的可能。     

Microneurosurgical management of carotid-ophthalmic aneurysms.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the management of carotid-ophthalmic segment aneurysms (COA) with modern microneurosurgical techniques and instruments. METHOD: Sixty patients with COA undergoing microsurgical clipping between March 1994 and June 2002 in the Department of Neurosurgery, Tiantan Hospital, Beijing, were analyzed retrospectively. Neuroimaging included digital subtraction angiography (DSA), MRI, CT, three-dimensional CT angiography and three-dimensional DSA. From 1998, intraoperative Doppler ultrasound monitoring and endoscope-assisted techniques were used. RESULT: All aneurysms were completely obliterated without either recurrence or death. The morbidity rate of surgery prior to 1998 was 21.7%, which decreased to 13.7% after 1998 (mean 18.3% for the whole study period). CONCLUSION: Preoperative planning based on neuroimaging is very valuable. Advances in neuroimaging, endoscope-assisted techniques and intraoperative Doppler ultrasound monitoring are useful to decrease postoperative complications. Microneurosurgical techniques are optimal for the management of COA with ever lessening morbidity.