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Journal Article
Diagnosis of Small Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms
2024
Overview
Purpose
Differentiating normal anatomical variants such as an infundibulum or a vascular loop from true intracranial aneurysms is crucial for patient management. We hypothesize that high-resolution 7 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves the detection and characterization of normal anatomical variants that may otherwise be misdiagnosed as small unruptured aneurysms.
Methods
This is a retrospective, single-center study. All patients were scanned on a clinically approved 7 T MRI scanner and on a 3 T scanner. Image analysis was performed independently by three neuroradiologists blinded to clinical information. The presence of an unruptured intracranial aneurysm (UIA) and level of diagnostic certainty were assessed and the interrater agreement was calculated. If an aneurysm was present, the anatomic location and shape were recorded and compared.
Results
In total, 53 patients with equivocal cerebrovascular findings on 1.5 T or 3 T MRI referred for a 7T MRI examination were included. Aneurysms were suspected in 42 patients examined at 3 T and in 23 patients at 7 T (rate difference 36%, 95% confidence interval, CI, 19–53%,
p
-value < 0.001). Major disagreement between the field strengths was observed in the A1 segment of anterior cerebral artery/anterior communicating artery (A1/ACOM) complex. The interrater agreement among the readers on the presence of an aneurysm on 7 T MRI was higher than that for 3 T MRI (0.925, 95% CI 0.866–0.983 vs. 0.786, 95% CI 0.700–0.873).
Conclusion
Our analysis demonstrates a significantly higher interrater agreement and improved diagnostic certainty when small intracranial aneurysms are visualized on 7 T MRI compared to 3 T. In a selected patient cohort, clinical implementation of 7 T MRI may help to establish the definitive diagnosis and thus have a beneficial impact on patient management.
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
