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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Neurosurgery

Background:

  • Pulsatile tinnitus can be treated by coiling sigmoid sinus diverticulum.
  • Distinct blood flow patterns may exist in the venous outflow tract of these patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Hypothesize that MR imaging 4D flow and computational fluid dynamics reveal distinct blood flow patterns in the venous outflow tract.
  • Identify blood flow characteristics associated with sigmoid sinus diverticula.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 3T MR imaging with contrast-enhanced MRA, 4D flow, and 2D phase contrast.
  • Performed computational fluid dynamics (CFD) using 4D flow data and MRA contours.
  • Simulated post-treatment conditions by excluding diverticulum in CFD models.

Main Results:

  • Five of 25 (20%) patients with pulsatile tinnitus had sigmoid sinus diverticula, associated with stenosis.
  • Stenosis-related flow jets directed towards diverticula showed rotational flow patterns.
  • Rotational flow patterns in diverticula and parent sinus were observed in both 4D flow and CFD.

Conclusions:

  • Consistent blood flow patterns visualized in sigmoid sinus diverticula using 4D flow and CFD.
  • Strong rotational blood flow components present in subjects with diverticula, absent in controls.