X. Wu, V.B. Kalra, H.P. Forman Department of Diagnostic Radiology C.C. Matouk Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery G. Mongelluzzo, R. Liu, A. Malhotra Department of Diagnostic Radiology Yale School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut We would like to thank Heit
Benarroch EE. Choroid plexus-CSF system: Recent developments and clinical correlations. Neurology. 2016;86(3):286–96. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000002298. Excellent comprehensive review of the role and function of the choroid plexus in health and disease. 2 Tables and 1 graphic. Fun facts you have learned,
H. Joswig, J.Y. Fournier, G. Hildebrandt Department of Neurosurgery Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen St. Gallen, Switzerland M.N. Stienen Department of Neurosurgery Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen St. Gallen, Switzerland Department of Neurosurgery Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève Geneva, Switzerland With great interest,
Jiang XY, Zhang SH, Xie QZ, et al. Evaluation of Virtual Noncontrast Images Obtained from Dual-Energy CTA for Diagnosing Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. http://www.ajnr.org/content/36/5/855.full A group of 37 patients underwent noncontrast CT and dual-energy CTA for diagnosis of SAH. From the latter, virtual
W.J. van Rooij, R.S. Bechan and M. Sluzewski Department of Radiology St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis Tilburg, the Netherlands Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a serious disease with a case fatality of approximately 50%. Aneurysms are the cause of SAH in 85% of cases. Rebleeding
Editor’s Choice September 2014 (1 of 3) This comparative-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness study assessed the use of CT angiography and perfusion in patients with cerebral ischemia after aneurysmal SAH. The authors found that CTA and CTP should be the preferred imaging
1. Heller RS, Lawlor CM, Hedges TR, et al. Neuro-ophthalmic effects of stenting across the ophthalmic artery origin in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. J Neurosurg 2014;121:18–23, 10.3171/2014.3.JNS131493 The authors evaluated 104 patients with 106 aneurysms to define the frequency and types
Fellows’ Journal Club March 2014 (1 of 3) These investigators evaluated the test characteristics of CTP in patients with SAH for detection of delayed cerebral ischemia. Ninety-seven patients were assessed with CTP for ischemia and with DSA for vasospasm. The
Published online before print July 11, 2013, doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3671 AJNR 2013 A.C. Mamourian Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology B.A. Pukenas Department of Radiology, Neurointervention Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania S.R. Satti Department of Neurointerventional Surgery Christiana Care Heath
