Proceedings of the XIV Symposium Neuroradiologicum: London, 17–23 June 1990

Front Matter....Pages I-XXVIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A data base library as a diagnostic aid in neuroimaging....Pages 2-4
MR discography: a comparison with CT discography and cryomicrotome....Pages 5-7
Applications of computer simulated MRI....Pages 8-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The transdiaphragmatic (transhypophyseal foramen) suprasellar pituitary gland: a normal variant....Pages 12-14
Emergency decompression of the optic nerve in patients who lose vision with craniofacial fractures: the role of radiological examination....Pages 15-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Grading of oligodendrogliomas: correlation of neuroradiology and proliferation index....Pages 20-21
Localization of cortical and subcortical lesions with MR brain surface imaging....Pages 22-24
Early postoperative CT and MRI in glioblastoma....Pages 25-27
Brain stem tumours: a clinical and radiological study of 112 patients....Pages 28-30
Meningeal and ependymal abnormalities associated with cranial neoplasms: MR findings....Pages 31-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
Gadolinium enhancement of the internal auditory canal in posterior fossa meningiomas....Pages 34-34
Cerebrospinal fluid flow measurements in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus....Pages 35-36
Gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced MRI and positron emission tomography of stereotactic laser-induced interstitial thermal therapy in cerebral gliomas....Pages 37-39
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
The value of early CT hypodensity in predicting middle cerebral artery haemorrhagic infarction....Pages 42-44
Dynamic computed tomography in patients with oculomotor palsy: multiplanar and three-dimensional reformations....Pages 45-47
Predicting delayed ischaemic deficit in subarachnoid haemorrhage....Pages 48-49
Moyamoya disease: MRI and MR angiography....Pages 50-52
MRI of cerebral hypoxia....Pages 53-55
High-resolution computed tomography in diagnosis of intracranial aneurysm not well demonstrated on cerebral angiography....Pages 56-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
MRI of experimental cerebral ischemia: response to NMDA antagonist therapy....Pages 60-62
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
IVT atherectomy with suction for treatment of carotid stenosis: experimental study....Pages 63-65
A laboratory and clinical evaluation of laser angioplasty in the treatment of atheromatous disease of the carotid bifurcation....Pages 66-68
Local intra-arterial fibrinolysis in acute middle cerebral artery occlusion....Pages 69-71
Intraluminal thrombosis associated with carotid bifurcation stenosis is an indication for emergency carotid endarterectomy....Pages 72-74
Comprehensive experience on intraplaque hemorrhage of the carotid artery....Pages 75-78
Temporal changes in red blood cell hydration: application to MRI of hemorrhage....Pages 79-81
Front Matter....Pages 83-83
The natural history of lumbar disc herniations assessed by a CT follow-up study....Pages 84-85
Breaches in the blood-brain barrier in head-injured patients shown by gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging....Pages 86-88
Outpatient iohexol lumbar, cervical and total column myelography in 883 patients....Pages 89-91
Delayed and prolonged side effects of myelography with water soluble media....Pages 92-94
CT of the postoperative lumbar spine: is contrast enhancement necessary?....Pages 95-96
Recurrent herniations following surgery: the significance of MRI in 90 cases....Pages 97-98
Gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced MRI of the asymptomatic postdiscectomy lumbar spine: early postoperative results....Pages 99-100
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Cord atrophy in late-onset Pott’s paraplegia....Pages 102-105
Tuberculous atlanto-axial dislocation....Pages 106-108
Pott’s paraplegia and tuberculous spondylitis: evaluation by magnetic resonance....Pages 109-110
Spinal arachnoiditis: MR appearances....Pages 111-113
Differentiation of benign versus metastatic vertebral body compression fractures....Pages 114-116
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Value of T2-MRI features in differentiating ischaemic, vascular inflammatory and primary demyelinating diseases....Pages 118-120
Multiple sclerosis associated with sinusitis: a case-controlled MRI study....Pages 121-122
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Correlation between structural brain lesions and emotional and cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis: an MRI study....Pages 123-124
Onset and duration of blood-brain barrier breakdown in multiple sclerosis....Pages 125-126
Gadolinium enhancement of new MRI lesions in progressive multiple sclerosis....Pages 127-128
Optic nerves show gadolinium enhancement in early acute optic neuritis....Pages 129-130
Repeated gadolinium MRI in acute experimental allergic encephalomyelitis....Pages 131-133
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Interventional neurovascular treatment of intracavernous aneurysms....Pages 136-138
Interventional therapy for intracranial aneurysms by direct balloon occlusion: clinical protocol and therapeutic results....Pages 139-141
Occlusion of the anterior superior ophthalmic vein in carotid-cavernous fistulae acutely aggravating visual symptoms....Pages 142-143
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Cervical chemonucleolysis: a study of 130 cases....Pages 146-148
Percutaneous vertebroplasty with acrylic cement in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral crush fracture syndrome....Pages 149-152
Vein of Galen malformation: clinical relevance of angiographic classification, and utility of MRI in treatment planning....Pages 153-155
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
MRI evaluation of sequential changes of the injured spinal cord....Pages 158-160
MRI evaluation of whiplash injuries....Pages 161-163
The MRI appearances of subacute and chronic spinal trauma....Pages 164-166
Idiopathic and Chiari-associated syringomyelia in adults: observations on cerebrospinal fluid pathways at the foramen magnum using static MRI....Pages 167-169
Three types of syringomyelia in MRI: clinical and experimental results....Pages 170-172
Magnetic resonance cineflow imaging of cerebrospinal fluid in syringomyelia....Pages 173-175
Assessment of aqueductal cerebrospinal fluid flow using the fast field echo technique in MRI....Pages 176-177
Notes on the driving forces of the CSF circulation with special emphasis on the piston action of the brain....Pages 178-181
Front Matter....Pages 183-183
Vascular characteristics of intracranial arteriovenous malformations which correlate with symptoms of hemorrhage and steal....Pages 184-186
Front Matter....Pages 183-183
Brain AVM embolization: influence of amytal test and transient deficit on surgical management....Pages 187-189
New liquid embolization method for brain arteriovenous malformations: combined infusion of oestrogen-alcohol and polyvinyl acetate....Pages 190-192
A new technique for embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations and dural arteriovenous fistulae....Pages 193-194
Embolization of arteriovenous malformations using EVAL mixture (a new liquid embolization material)....Pages 195-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Vascular perforations resulting from neurointerventional procedures....Pages 198-200
Contrast medium extravasation during embolization of intracranial arteriovenous malformation without associated intracranial hematoma....Pages 201-202
Cost implications of different policies for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations of the brain....Pages 203-205
Radiosurgical treatment of intracranial arteriovenous malformations with gamma knife....Pages 206-208
Front Matter....Pages 209-209
Indian experience of the controversies in CT morphology of infective brain lesions....Pages 210-212
Neuroimaging in neurocysticercosis before and after drug therapy....Pages 213-215
MRI: more specific than CT in cranial tuberculomas....Pages 216-218
Cerebral sparganosis: CT characteristics and pathological correlation....Pages 219-221
Impairment of central nervous system in leprosy: CT and MRI....Pages 222-224
Clinical and radiological aspects of extracerebral empyemas: 39 cases....Pages 225-228
Radiological features of adhesive optochiasmatic arachnoiditis....Pages 229-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Acute facial nerve paralysis: gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced MRI....Pages 234-237
Early caudate nucleus atrophy in Huntington’s disease: does it correlate with presenting symptoms?....Pages 238-240
Deep cerebral vein thrombosis....Pages 241-243
Cerebral MRI findings in patients with eclampsia....Pages 244-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Periventricular leukomalacia: a common CT finding in full-term children with congenital hemiplegia....Pages 248-250
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Thalamic atrophy in periventricular leukomalacia....Pages 251-253
Myelination, structural abnormalities and diseases of white matter — an assessment using high field MRI....Pages 254-256
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Non-invasive methods for identifying major vessel occlusion in acute cerebral infarction: correlation between CT findings and Doppler patterns of underlying vascular pathology....Pages 258-259
Changes of haemorheological factors induced by Magnevist and the influence of blood flow stimulation in magnetic field 2.5 T....Pages 260-262
Changes in right-left asymmetry and sex differences of regional cerebral blood flow with ageing evaluated by the 133 Xe inhalation method....Pages 263-266
Echo planar imaging with a contrast medium in studying brain perfusion....Pages 267-268
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
CT analysis of the pituitary gland and stalk in pituitary dwarfism and in children without pituitary disorders....Pages 270-272
Anterior pituitary hyperintensity on T1-weighted MRI in the newborn....Pages 273-275
Front Matter....Pages 277-277
The value of real time adjustment of T1 weighting in ultra high speed IR-EPI of the brain....Pages 278-278
Non-invasive assessment of brain lesions by fast scan MRI and localized proton spectroscopy....Pages 279-281
Improved contrast and temporal resolution with MR snapshot FLASH imaging of the brain....Pages 282-285
T1 and T2 shortening associated with iodinated contrast media in MRI of the central nervous system....Pages 286-288
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
MRI of the displaced and distorted optic chiasm and adjacent visual pathways....Pages 290-292
Gadolinium-enhanced MRI of the intracranial visual pathways....Pages 293-295
MRI of pituitary adenomas using gadolinium-DTPA....Pages 296-297
Assessment of osteolytic space-occupying lesions involving the parasellar region and/or the middle cranial fossa....Pages 298-299
Orbital trauma: CT or MRI for medial wall assessment?....Pages 300-301
MRI of small pituitary adenomas....Pages 302-302
MRI of symptomatic Rathke’s cleft cysts....Pages 303-304
Biochemical analysis and MRI characterisation of craniopharyngiomas....Pages 305-306
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
MRI of acoustic neuromas....Pages 307-308
Meningeal enhancement within the internal auditory canal caused by cerebellopontine angle meningiomas: 1.5T MRI with gadolinium-DTPA....Pages 309-310
MRI of spontaneously ruptured dermoids in the middle cranial fossa....Pages 311-312
P-31 chemical shift imaging of human brain tumours....Pages 313-314
Pineal region choroid plexus carcinoma: MRI, CT, and pathology correlation....Pages 315-316
Epidermoid cyst with variable contents shown on CT and MRI....Pages 317-318
Intraarterial ACNU chemotherapy in malignant cerebral gliomas: preliminary results....Pages 319-321
MRI in meningiomas — more than just a diagnostic tool?....Pages 322-323
The radiological diagnosis of epidermoid tumours....Pages 324-325
Intratumoural haemorrhage as the presenting feature of primitive neuroectodermal tumour: a delayed sequel to cranial irradiation....Pages 326-327
Primary CNS lymphomas: correlation of CT and MRI with neuropathological findings....Pages 328-330
CT and MRI scans in thoracic intradural disc herniation....Pages 331-332
Intramedullary change on MRI in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: clinical significance....Pages 333-334
Accuracy of MRI in cervical disc herniation....Pages 335-336
Comparison of MRI, CT and myelography in the diagnosis of lumbar disc disease....Pages 337-339
The value of MRI in ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament....Pages 340-341
Failed back surgery syndrome: justification for reoperation based on clinical and CT/MRI findings....Pages 342-344
Is there a familial component in early disc failure?....Pages 345-346
Thoracic intervertebral disc herniation: diagnostic value of MRI and CT....Pages 347-348
MRI in the diagnosis of spinal infections....Pages 349-351
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
MR discography: a comparison with CT discography....Pages 352-353
Subdural haematoma caused by aneurysm rupture: CT findings and incidence....Pages 354-355
 31 P-chemical shift imaging of human cerebral infarction....Pages 356-357
 31 P chemical shift imaging of hypertensive intracerebral haematoma....Pages 358-359
The extracranial carotid bifurcation: CT findings correlated with angiography....Pages 360-361
Cerebral blood flow in cerebral vascular disease: assessment by colour Doppler, transcranial Doppler and SPECT....Pages 362-363
The mechanism of infarction in the territory of the anterior choroidal artery due to embolic occlusion of the internal carotid artery....Pages 364-365
Cerebral venous thrombosis — diagnosis and treatment....Pages 366-367
PET in thalamic tumours....Pages 368-370
MRI in carotid artery occlusion....Pages 371-372
Regional cerebral blood flow in partial seizures as determined by the stable-xenon CT method....Pages 373-374
MR angiographic evaluation of cerebral aneurysms....Pages 375-376
Embolic middle cerebral artery occlusion responsible for internal borderzone infarction....Pages 377-378
Cerebral lacunes: an image of interterritorial infarction....Pages 379-380
Reperfusion of intracranial arteries in acute stroke after treatment with intravenous plasminogen activator....Pages 381-383
High field MRI of cranial intraparenchymal haematomas....Pages 384-386
Three-dimensional MR angiography in the study of intracranial neoplasms....Pages 387-389
Localisation and classification of acute unilateral pontine and mesencephalic infarction with MRI....Pages 390-391
Preliminary experience of 3D MR angiography in ivestigating cerebrovascular disease....Pages 392-393
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of the subclavian, vertebral and basilar arteries: technical considerations....Pages 394-396
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Seven years’ experience with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for carotid stenosis....Pages 397-398
Cerebral digital subtraction angiography via aortic arch injection: accuracy in aneurysm detection....Pages 399-400
The application of vascular endoscopy to intravascular surgery — experimental study....Pages 401-403
Lipid imaging to detect myelin breakdown in multiple sclerosis....Pages 404-405
Multiple sclerosis: Indian experience....Pages 406-407
Differential diagnostic criteria in “plaque-like” MRI findings....Pages 408-409
Gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced MRI of the cranio-cervical region in rheumatoid arthritis....Pages 410-412
Radiological assessment for transoral surgery in rheumatoid arthritis, using dynamic CT myelography....Pages 413-415
Soft tissue masses associated with rheumatoid arthritis of the atlanto-axial joints....Pages 416-418
Petrous carotid aneurysms treated by endovascular techniques....Pages 419-420
Treatment of intracranial arterial spasm by interventional neurovascular techniques....Pages 421-423
Endovascular treatment for experimental aneurysm....Pages 424-425
Hypoplasia of vertebrobasilar arteries....Pages 426-427
Iomeprol in CT of the brain: multicentre phase II study....Pages 428-429
Delay of tibial F-wave response after lumbar myelography: time course and comparison of two contrast media (iotrolan and iopamidol)....Pages 430-431
Iomeprol in conventional angiography of supra-aortic and cerebral arteries: multicentre phase II study....Pages 432-433
Iomeprol in computed axial tomography of the brain: phase II study in children....Pages 434-435
Digital subtraction cisternography in cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea and otorrhoea....Pages 436-437
Digital image management and its use in clinical neuroradiology....Pages 438-439
Vertebral artery dissection proved by follow up....Pages 440-442
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Birefringence as a feature of cerebral microvascular dilatations after cardiopulmonary bypass....Pages 443-445
Three-dimensional neuroimaging for brachytherapy of the brain....Pages 446-447
The callosal impingement syndrome of hydrocephalus....Pages 448-450
A comparison of 100 mm film and intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography in intra-cranial aneurysm angiography....Pages 453-455
Fluid flow measurement in vessels from digital subtraction angiography video recordings....Pages 456-458
Contrast media and microcirculation: red blood cell aggregation and deformation study....Pages 459-461
A note on the cerebral arteries of Perissodactyla: the rete caroticum of Diceros bicornis ....Pages 462-463
Postmortem MRI of brains in vitro: correlation with neuropathological findings....Pages 464-466
Nondestructive anatomy of CNS: the results of multiplanar reconstruction in MRI....Pages 467-468
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Discography: the decisive factor in the choice of percutaneous or surgical treatment of the herniated lumbar disc....Pages 470-471
Lumbar percutaneous discectomy: initial experience in 28 cases....Pages 472-473
Nonspondylolytic lateral clefts in the lumbar vertebral arch....Pages 474-475
Possibilities of ultralow magnetic field (0.04 T) in diagnosis of intraspinal tumours....Pages 476-478
Os odontoideum: CT and MRI demonstration of the transverse ligament....Pages 479-480
MRI of spinal myelofibrosis....Pages 481-483
An MRI study of the treatment of lumbar disc protrusion by percutaneous nucleotomy....Pages 484-485
Comparison of side-effects of myelography performed with 26-gauge and 22-gauge needles....Pages 486-487
Measurement of dynamic factors in the medulla oblongata in the adult Chiari malformation....Pages 488-489
CT investigation of the craniovertebral junction: a three-dimensional study....Pages 490-491
The occult intrasacral meningocoele....Pages 492-494
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Tethered spinal cord: neuroradiological diagnosis in children and adults....Pages 495-496
Magnetic resonance imaging of cervical spinal cord injury and correlation with outcome....Pages 497-498
Isolated traumatic injuries of the transverse ligament, with rotatory dislocation, detected by functional tomography and computed tomography....Pages 499-500
Pre-operative MRI assessment for cervical spine surgery in rheumatoid arthritis....Pages 501-502
MRI of pituitary dwarfism....Pages 503-504
MRI findings in children with serious speech disorders....Pages 505-506
MRI findings in Leigh’s disease with cytochrome-c-oxidase deficiency....Pages 507-508
CT and MRI of extra- and subdural effusions....Pages 509-511
CT and MRI of two unusual cases of Sturge-Weber disease....Pages 512-513
Postoperative or delayed tethering in repaired myelomeningocele patients....Pages 514-515
Paediatric medulloblastoma: atypical CT features at presentation in the SIOP II trial....Pages 516-517
Dynamic MRI of the sellar region....Pages 518-519
Clinical applications of 3D MR angiography using 0.5T MRI....Pages 520-521
MRI of intracranial tumours: usefulness of multiple echo sequences....Pages 522-523
Three-dimensional FFT FLASH and gadolinium-DTPA of brain tumours: a comparison with postcontrast spin echo sequences....Pages 524-526
Comparing MR angiography of craniocervical arteries with intra-arterial digital subtraction angiography....Pages 527-528
Preliminary experiences with a new nonionic gadolinium preparation in patients with intracranial tumors....Pages 529-531
Development of detachable balloons in a variety of shapes: round, spherical, dumbbell and curved types....Pages 532-533
Is it possible for a cerebral venous angioma to cause an intraparenchymal haemorrhage?....Pages 534-536
A simple animal model of arteriovenous fistula and aneurysm: in vivo studies of detachable balloon techniques....Pages 537-538
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Polylene threads embolisation as alternative method of treatment of problematic carotid-cavernous fistulae....Pages 539-541
Intrinsic lesions of the unenlarged spinal cord: relative utility of spin echo and gradient echo MRI....Pages 542-544
Pial arteriovenous fistula of the brain....Pages 545-547
Anterior choroidal artery embolization in cerebral arteriovenous malformations....Pages 548-549
Treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulas involving the transverse and sigmoid sinuses by transvenous embolization: results in 20 patients....Pages 550-552
NMR follow-up protocol for arteriovenous malformations treated by endovascular techniques and gamma knife....Pages 553-554
Detachable balloon treatment of direct caroticocavernous fistulae....Pages 555-557
Embolization therapy and pathological study of intracranial arteriovenous malformations....Pages 558-559
Thrombogenicity of arterial catheters depends on catheter type, not base material....Pages 560-561
Calibrated sphere embolization of craniofacial tumours and arteriovenous malformations....Pages 562-564
Gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced MRI of intracranial inflammatory diseases....Pages 565-566
Neurological complications of AIDS: radiologic-pathologic correlation with special emphasis on the need for early biopsy....Pages 567-568
Intracranial tuberculoma in AIDS: neuroradiological findings....Pages 569-570
Granulomas of the brain....Pages 571-572
CT in subdural empyema....Pages 573-574
Neuroacanthocytosis: correlation of clinical and neuroimaging abnormalities....Pages 575-577
Neurocysticercosis: comparison of CT scan and MRI....Pages 578-579
Changes in T1 and T2 on repeated MR brain scans in a cohort of HIV-positive patients....Pages 580-581
CT of cranial nerve involvement in external ear disease....Pages 582-583
MR demonstration of meningeal enhancement with gadolinium-DTPA....Pages 584-585
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Cryomicrotome analysis of the cavernous sinus and its adjacent structures for MR interpretation....Pages 586-588
Hippocampal proton relaxometry in dementia....Pages 589-591
Detection of pathological intracranial calcification by MRI....Pages 592-593
Follow-up MR in Wernicke’s encephalopathy....Pages 594-595
Primary cerebellar and spino-cerebellar ataxia: an MRI study....Pages 596-597
MRI in Wilson’s disease of the brain....Pages 598-600
Intracranial calcified deposits are part of the diagnostic spectrum of neurofibromatosis type 2....Pages 601-603
Measurement of caudate nucleus and putamen atrophy in patients with Huntington’s disease....Pages 604-606
Decreasing gray/white matter contrast: an aging phenomenon....Pages 607-608
MRI and PET of CNS delayed radiation injury in an animal model....Pages 609-611
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: CT findings in acute and chronic cases....Pages 612-613
Wilson’s disease: CT and ultrasound....Pages 614-615
Head injuries: 3 years’ experience with ultralow field MRI....Pages 616-617
MRI in cerebral palsy: correlation between clinical and MR findings....Pages 618-620
Cortical blood flow reduction in capsular/putaminal aphasia syndromes shown by 123 I-amphetamine single-photon emission tomography....Pages 621-623
Tomographic changes of regional cerebral blood flow treated by infusions of high-dose glycerol in acute cerebral embolism....Pages 624-626
Improvement of cortical blood flow and neurological deficits after extracranial-intracranial bypass in a patient with haemodynamically significant carotid lesions....Pages 627-628
Front Matter....Pages 629-629
Cray-2 supercomputer image enhancement in neuroradiology....Pages 630-631
MRI in non-refractory temporal lobe epilepsy: hippocampal sclerosis and other temporal lesions....Pages 632-633
Three-dimensional visualization and models of brain tumour, skull, and spine derived from CT data....Pages 634-635
Front Matter....Pages 629-629
Low-friction high-torque guide wire: a new way for superselective catheterization....Pages 636-637
Digital subtraction myelography of the cervical spine....Pages 638-639
Dynamic imaging of cerebrospinal fluid leaks: localisation of fistulae by digital subtraction cisternography....Pages 640-641
Trigeminal neuralgia: indication for MRI....Pages 642-644
Computer aid in the interpretation of CT images of the head....Pages 645-646
The value of CT-discography in the diagnosis and management of lumbar disc herniation....Pages 647-648
Using a personal computer data base to track patient profiles in neuroradiology....Pages 649-650
A new personal-computer-based image transfer system: impact on patient management....Pages 651-652
CT and MRI features of acute toxic encephalopathies....Pages 653-655
MRI of Herpes simplex encephalitis....Pages 656-658
Congestive cardiac manifestations from cerebrocranial arteriovenous shunts....Pages 659-660