3.0T磁共振磁敏感加权成像诊断脑发育性静脉畸形

目的 评价磁敏感加权成像(SWI)在诊断脑发育性静脉畸形(DVA)中的临床应用价值.方法 选取采用3.0T超高场磁共振的SWI及常规MR序列(包括自旋回波T_1加权像、快速自旋回波T_2加权像)诊断为脑发育性静脉畸形的24例患者,对SWI及常规MR序列进行分析.结果 24例脑发育性静脉畸形中发生于额叶白质11例,顶叶白质6例,颞叶2例,小脑半球5例.MR平扫显示DVA病灶11例,其中表现为条状流空信号者4例,表现为T_2WI放射状高信号者7例;MR增强检查显示所有病灶,表现为"海蛇头"样强化特征.SWI检查清晰显示所有病灶,表现为"海蛇头"样低信号影.结论 SWI对小静脉病变较敏感,能取代MR增强检查用于脑发育性静脉畸形的诊断和随访.

3.0T MR Susceptibility Weighted Imaging in Diagnosis of Cerebral Developmental Venous Anomaly

Objective To assess the value of MR susceptibility weighted imaging(SWI) in the diagnosis of cerebral developmental venous anomaly(DVA). Methods Twenty-four patients with DVA were examined with 3.0T MR scanner, the sequences included spin echo T_1 WI, the turbo spin echo T_2 WI and SWI. The MR imaging features of DVA on SWI and conventional MR imaging were compared. Results Of the 24 cases with DVA, the lesions located in the white matter of frontal lobe(11 lesions), white mater of pa-rietal lobes (6 lesions), temporal lobes (2 lesions) and cerebellar hemispheres (5 lesions) respectively. Only 11 lesions were detected by pre-contrast MRI, which demonstrated as linear flow void in 4 cases and as radiated high signal intensity on T_2 WI in 7 cases. On contrast-enhanced MR imaging, all the lesions showed typical "caput medusae"-like enhancement. On SWI, all the lesions showed typical "caput medusae"-like low signal intensity. Conclusion SWI is sensitive to small venous anomaly and it can be a substitutive modality for contrast-enhanced MR imaging in the diagnosis and follow-up of DVA.