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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2025

Visualization of Intracranial Aneurysms Treated with Woven EndoBridge Devices Using Ultrashort TE MR Imaging.

Daniel Toth, Stefan Sommer, Riccardo Ludovichetti, Markus Klarhoefer, Jawid Madjidyar, Patrick Thurner, Marco Piccirelli, Miklos Krepsuka, Tim Finkenstädt, Roman Guggenberger and 3 more

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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13 authors.

Daniel TothFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (D.T., R.L., J.M., P.T., M.P., M.K., T.F., S.W., Z.K., T.S.), Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Stefan SommerSiemens Healthcare (S.S., M.K.), Zurich, Switzerland.
Riccardo LudovichettiFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (D.T., R.L., J.M., P.T., M.P., M.K., T.F., S.W., Z.K., T.S.), Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6125-005X
Markus KlarhoeferSiemens Healthcare (S.S., M.K.), Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8975-6546
Jawid MadjidyarFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (D.T., R.L., J.M., P.T., M.P., M.K., T.F., S.W., Z.K., T.S.), Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Patrick ThurnerFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (D.T., R.L., J.M., P.T., M.P., M.K., T.F., S.W., Z.K., T.S.), Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Marco PiccirelliFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (D.T., R.L., J.M., P.T., M.P., M.K., T.F., S.W., Z.K., T.S.), Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3107-4489
Miklos KrepsukaFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (D.T., R.L., J.M., P.T., M.P., M.K., T.F., S.W., Z.K., T.S.), Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Tim FinkenstädtFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (D.T., R.L., J.M., P.T., M.P., M.K., T.F., S.W., Z.K., T.S.), Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Roman GuggenbergerDepartment of Radiology (T.F., R.G.), University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5903-2248
Sebastian WinklhoferFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (D.T., R.L., J.M., P.T., M.P., M.K., T.F., S.W., Z.K., T.S.), Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-1581-3592
Zsolt KulcsarFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (D.T., R.L., J.M., P.T., M.P., M.K., T.F., S.W., Z.K., T.S.), Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6805-5150
Tilman SchubertFrom the Department of Neuroradiology (D.T., R.L., J.M., P.T., M.P., M.K., T.F., S.W., Z.K., T.S.), Clinical Neuroscience Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Tilman.schubert@usz.ch.ORCID 0000-0003-2373-5870

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeAssessing the treatment success of intracranial aneurysms treated with Woven EndoBridge (WEB) devices using MRI is important in follow-up imaging. Depicting both the device configuration as well as reperfusion is challenging due to susceptibility artifacts. We evaluated the usefulness of the contrast-enhanced 3D ultrashort TE (UTE) sequence in this setting. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this prospective study, 12 patients (9 women) with 15 treated aneurysms were included. These 12 patients underwent 18 MRI examinations. Follow-up UTE-MRI controls were performed on the same 3T scanner. We compared the visualization of device configuration, artifact-related virtual stenosis of the parent vessel, and the WEB occlusion scale in 3D isotropic UTE-MRI postcontrast with standard TOF-MRA with contrast-enhancement (CE) and without IV contrast as well as DSA. Two interventional neuroradiologists rated the images separately and in consensus.

resultsVisualization of the WEB device position and configuration was rated superior or highly superior using the UTE sequence in 17/18 MRIs compared with TOF-MRA. Artifact-related virtual stenosis of the parent vessel was significantly lower in UTE-MRI compared with TOF and CE-TOF. Reperfusion was visible in 8/18 controls on DSA. TOF was able to grade reperfusion correctly in 16 cases; CE-TOF, in 16 cases; and UTE, in 17 cases.

conclusionsContrast-enhanced UTE is a novel MRI sequence that shows benefit compared with the standard sequences in noninvasive and radiation-free follow-up imaging of intracranial aneurysms treated using the WEB device.

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Intracranial AneurysmAdultAgedFemaleHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTreatment Outcome

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PMID38997121
PMCPMC11735423

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