Angioarchitecture of the Normal Lateral Spinal Artery and Craniocervical Junction Arteriovenous Fistula Using Contrast-enhanced Cone-beam CT.
Embolizaiton
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery
Slab maximum intensity projection
Spinal cord
Three-dimensional rotational angiography
Journal
Clinical neuroradiology
ISSN: 1869-1447
Titre abrégé: Clin Neuroradiol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101526693
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2023
Jun 2023
Historique:
received:
21
06
2022
accepted:
08
09
2022
medline:
29
5
2023
pubmed:
12
10
2022
entrez:
11
10
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The lateral spinal artery (LSA) perfuses the dorsolateral part of the spinal cord at the craniocervical junction (CCJ). We analyzed the angioarchitecture of the normal LSA and CCJ arteriovenous fistula (AVF). The first study included 26 patients with a cerebral aneurysm of the posterior circulation. Using slab maximum intensity projection (MIP) images from three-dimensional rotational angiography (3D-RA) and contrast-enhanced cone-beam CT (CE-CBCT), we analyzed the origin of the LSA, its anastomosis with the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA), the point where it reaches the spinal cord, and the visualized range. In the second study, we analyzed the angioarchitecture and treatment results of 7 CCJAVF lesions treated in our department between 2016 and 2021. We visualized the normal LSA for all patients. In 23 patients with an intradural origin PICA, all LSAs originated from the C1 or C2 radicular artery, and 8 patients had an anastomosis with the PICA. In three patients with a C1 level origin PICA, all LSAs originated from the PICA. All LSAs reached the dorsolateral part of the spinal cord. The mean visualized range of the LSA was 27.4 mm. The LSA was involved in five of seven CCJAVF lesions (71%). There was one lesion with a spinal infarction after LSA embolization. Other lesions were treated by direct interruption of the AVF, and the ASA and LSA were preserved. This is the first report that visualized the LSA's normal anatomy using slab MIP images from 3D-RA and CE-CBCT. Knowledge of LSA anatomy is critical to avoid complications during the treatment of CCJAVF.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
OBJECTIVE
The lateral spinal artery (LSA) perfuses the dorsolateral part of the spinal cord at the craniocervical junction (CCJ). We analyzed the angioarchitecture of the normal LSA and CCJ arteriovenous fistula (AVF).
METHODS
METHODS
The first study included 26 patients with a cerebral aneurysm of the posterior circulation. Using slab maximum intensity projection (MIP) images from three-dimensional rotational angiography (3D-RA) and contrast-enhanced cone-beam CT (CE-CBCT), we analyzed the origin of the LSA, its anastomosis with the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA), the point where it reaches the spinal cord, and the visualized range. In the second study, we analyzed the angioarchitecture and treatment results of 7 CCJAVF lesions treated in our department between 2016 and 2021.
RESULTS
RESULTS
We visualized the normal LSA for all patients. In 23 patients with an intradural origin PICA, all LSAs originated from the C1 or C2 radicular artery, and 8 patients had an anastomosis with the PICA. In three patients with a C1 level origin PICA, all LSAs originated from the PICA. All LSAs reached the dorsolateral part of the spinal cord. The mean visualized range of the LSA was 27.4 mm. The LSA was involved in five of seven CCJAVF lesions (71%). There was one lesion with a spinal infarction after LSA embolization. Other lesions were treated by direct interruption of the AVF, and the ASA and LSA were preserved.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
This is the first report that visualized the LSA's normal anatomy using slab MIP images from 3D-RA and CE-CBCT. Knowledge of LSA anatomy is critical to avoid complications during the treatment of CCJAVF.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36219219
doi: 10.1007/s00062-022-01218-2
pii: 10.1007/s00062-022-01218-2
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
375-382Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.
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