J Korean Med Assoc.  2007 Jan;50(1):51-56. 10.5124/jkma.2007.50.1.51.

MDCT Application in Neuroimaging

• Lee SK

• KMID: 2184794
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2007.50.1.51

Abstract

Multidetector CT (MDCT) is widely used in the clinical field and becoming the new standard in radiological diagnosis. In contrast to cardiovascular, thoracic and abdominal imaging, the role of MDCT is not yet clearly documented in neuroradiology. However, the application of MDCT in stroke, head and neck trauma, spinal diseases and tumor staging of head and neck cancer is actively performed in many institutions, and the results are promising. The shorter scan time, higher resolution, and less radiation dose enable higher and safer CT diagnosis in various neurological diseases. Due to thin slicing and isotropic multiplanar reconstruction (MPR), scanning in one axis is enough to get multiplanar images allowing for a more accurate diagnosis. Further clinical applications and research will be mandatory to prove the clinical utility of MDCT in the field of neuroimaging.

Keyword

Multi-detector CT; Cerebrovascular disease; Trauma

MeSH Terms

Axis, Cervical Vertebra
Diagnosis
Head
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Neck
Neoplasm Staging
Neuroimaging*
Spinal Diseases
Stroke

Figure

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  Figure 1 CBF: cerebral blood flow, CBV: cerebral blood volume, MTT: meat transit time A 66-year-old male with the complaint of right side hemiparesis. Non-contrast CT (NCCT) shows hyperdense thrombus at the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) (black arrow). CT angiography (CTA) reveals occlusion of left MCA and perfusion CT shows decreased CBF, CBV and delayed MTT at the affected territory. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) during emergency thrombolysis demonstrates occlusion of left MCA (black arrow)

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  Figure 2 A 22-year-old male with facial trauma (A), (B) Axial CT with bone setting shows multiple fractures at left facial bones and mandible (C) Coronal reconstruction from axial images demonstrates precise locations of multiple fractures (D) Three dimensional reconstruction image shows detailed configuration of fracture lines

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  Figure 3 Sagittal reconstruction images of cervical spine. Alignment and integrity of vertebrae are easily evaluated by multi-planar reconstructed and 3-D image

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