Non-invasive diagnosis of intracranial aneurysms

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

In the paper by White et al (this issue, pp 322–328) noninvasive tests for the detection of intracranial aneurysms are evaluated. Combining these tests is shown to improve the diagnostic performance, the combination of power Doppler and CT angiography having the greatest sensitivity (0.83) for aneurysm detection with a strong agreement with the gold standard of digital subtraction angiography (...

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 r...

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

Minimally Invasive Diagnosis of Secondary Intracranial Lymphoma

Diffuse large B cell lymphomas (DLBCL) are an aggressive group of non-Hodgkin lymphoid malignancies which have diverse presentation and can have high mortality. Central nervous system relapse is rare but has poor survival. We present the diagnosis of primary mandibular DLBCL and a unique minimally invasive diagnosis of secondary intracranial recurrence. This case highlights the manifold radiolo...

endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms

interventional treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage is a standard therapy based on evidence from randomized trials. simple coiling is still used for most of the cases. modern coil technology provides a wide variety of complex shaped coils for faster procedures and reliable dense packing. the assistance of stents and balloons widens the indication...