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Impact of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Angiography on Visualization of Sylvian Veins
Yukishige Hashimoto1, Toshinori Matsushige1, Taichi Ogawa2
1Department of Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology, Hiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Background:
A detailed understanding of the anatomy of Sylvian veins preoperatively is needed for venous-preserving Sylvian dissection. Better visualization of the venous architecture will facilitate surgical strategies for Sylvian dissection. This study evaluated and compared the image quality of the Sylvian veins and their tributaries using high-resolution cone-beam computed tomography angiography (CBCT-A) and three-dimensional computed tomography angiography (3D-CTA).
Methods:
Twenty-four patients who underwent 3D-CTA and CBCT-A as a preoperative simulation for clipping of unruptured intracranial aneurysms were retrospectively reviewed. In comparisons with intraoperative inspections, 3 raters evaluated the image quality of the Sylvian veins by 3D-CTA and CBCT-A with a 5-point scale. Visualization of the Sylvian veins and their tributaries by the 2 imaging modalities was compared using Wilcoxon signed rank test.
Results:
CBCT-A showed superior image quality to 3D-CTA in evaluations of the discrimination of adjacent superficial Sylvian veins (2.8 ± 0.80 vs. 4.6 ± 0.37, P < 0.0001), adjacent Sylvian veins at the sphenoid wing (3.1 ± 0.71 vs. 4.1 ± 0.56, P = 0.0001), and visualization of the tributaries of the Sylvian veins (2.5 ± 0.70 vs. 4.4 ± 0.37, P < 0.0001).
Conclusions:
CBCT-A was superior to 3D-CTA for visualizing the Sylvian veins and their tributaries. CBCT-A will provide important information on the anatomy of the Sylvian veins preoperatively.
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