modern neurosurgery uses preoperative imaging daily. three-dimensional reconstruction of the cortical anatomy and of the superficial veins helps the surgeons plan and perform neurosurgical procedures much more safely. the target is always to give the patient maximum benefit in terms of outcome and minimize intraoperative and postoperative complications. this study aims to develop a method for the combined representation of the cerebral cortex anatomy and the superficial cerebral veins, whose integration is beneficial in daily practice. only those patients who underwent surgical procedures with craniotomy and a large opening of the dura mater were included in this study, for a total of 23 patients, 13 females (56.5%) and 10 males (43.5%). the average age was 50.1 years. we used a magnetic resonance tomograph magnetom vision® 1.5T (siemens AG). two sequences were applied: a strongly T1-weighted magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition with gradient echo (MPRAGE) sequence to visualize cerebral anatomical structures, and a FLASH-2D-TOF angiography sequence to visualize the venous vessels on the cortical surface after the administration of a paramagnetic contrast agent. the two data sets were superimposed manually, co-registered in an interactive process, and merged to create a combined data set, segmented and visualized as a three-dimensional reconstruction. furthermore, we present our method for visualizing superficial veins, which helps manage brain shift (BS). we also performed anatomical observations on the reconstructions. the reconstructions of the cortical and venous anatomy proved to be a valuable tool in surgical planning and positively influenced the surgical procedure. due to the good correlation with the existing surgical site, this method should be validated on a larger cohort or in a multicentric study.

Tomasi, S.o., Umana, G.e., Scalia, G., Rubio-Rodriguez, R.l., Cappai, P.f., Capone, C., et al. (2020). Importance of Veins for Neurosurgery as Landmarks Against Brain Shifting Phenomenon: An Anatomical and 3D-MPRAGE MR Reconstruction of Superficial Cortical Veins. FRONTIERS IN NEUROANATOMY, 14 [10.3389/fnana.2020.596167].

Importance of Veins for Neurosurgery as Landmarks Against Brain Shifting Phenomenon: An Anatomical and 3D-MPRAGE MR Reconstruction of Superficial Cortical Veins

Umana, Giuseppe Emmanuele;Salvati, Maurizio;
2020-01-01

Abstract

modern neurosurgery uses preoperative imaging daily. three-dimensional reconstruction of the cortical anatomy and of the superficial veins helps the surgeons plan and perform neurosurgical procedures much more safely. the target is always to give the patient maximum benefit in terms of outcome and minimize intraoperative and postoperative complications. this study aims to develop a method for the combined representation of the cerebral cortex anatomy and the superficial cerebral veins, whose integration is beneficial in daily practice. only those patients who underwent surgical procedures with craniotomy and a large opening of the dura mater were included in this study, for a total of 23 patients, 13 females (56.5%) and 10 males (43.5%). the average age was 50.1 years. we used a magnetic resonance tomograph magnetom vision® 1.5T (siemens AG). two sequences were applied: a strongly T1-weighted magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition with gradient echo (MPRAGE) sequence to visualize cerebral anatomical structures, and a FLASH-2D-TOF angiography sequence to visualize the venous vessels on the cortical surface after the administration of a paramagnetic contrast agent. the two data sets were superimposed manually, co-registered in an interactive process, and merged to create a combined data set, segmented and visualized as a three-dimensional reconstruction. furthermore, we present our method for visualizing superficial veins, which helps manage brain shift (BS). we also performed anatomical observations on the reconstructions. the reconstructions of the cortical and venous anatomy proved to be a valuable tool in surgical planning and positively influenced the surgical procedure. due to the good correlation with the existing surgical site, this method should be validated on a larger cohort or in a multicentric study.
2020
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MEDS-15/A - Neurochirurgia
English
3D reconstruction, MPRAGE MR-sequences, brain shift, microsurgical neuroanatomy, superficial cortical veins
Tomasi, S.o., Umana, G.e., Scalia, G., Rubio-Rodriguez, R.l., Cappai, P.f., Capone, C., et al. (2020). Importance of Veins for Neurosurgery as Landmarks Against Brain Shifting Phenomenon: An Anatomical and 3D-MPRAGE MR Reconstruction of Superficial Cortical Veins. FRONTIERS IN NEUROANATOMY, 14 [10.3389/fnana.2020.596167].
Tomasi, So; Umana, Ge; Scalia, G; Rubio-Rodriguez, Rl; Cappai, Pf; Capone, C; Raudino, G; Chaurasia, B; Salvati, M; Jorden, N; Winkler, Pa
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