Evalution of 64-slice spiral CT angiography in postoperative follow-up of intracranial aneurysms
LI Ping1, YANG Fu-bing2, DONG Jin-hu2
1. Department of Neurosurgery, the First People’s Hospital of Yibin, Yibin Sichuan 644000, China;2. Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou Sichuan 646000， China
Abstract：Objective: To investigate the value of 64-slice spiral CT angiography(CTA) in the postoperative follow-up for intracranial aneurysms. Methods: From January 2009 to November 2009, 63 patients with aneurysm were operatived consecutively in the Affiliated Hospital of Luzhou Medical College were collected, and the 63 patients were followed-up after operative with CTA using 64-slice helical CTA. Observations were done to judge whether the aneurysm is completely obliterated, whether the parent and distal artery is stenosis, whether the parent artery is occluded, whether there was cerebral infarction, artery vasospasm, hydrocephalus and recurrent aneurysm, the relationship between the parent artery and clips and the quantity and location of clips. Results: Sixty-three patients were confirmed with intracranial aneurysm, including 68 aneurysms. For these cases using 64-slice helical CTA could clearly reveal the occlusion of the aneurysms, the relationship between the parent artery and the clips and the quantity and location of aneurysm clips, the parent artery and vicinal artery are occluded, ventricle and brain matter reveal clearly. Conclusion: 64-slice helical CTA can be used as postoperative follow-up tool for the aneurysms treated by titanium clips. And it is convenient, cheap and low risk. It can provide more information.
2013, Vol. 24 
