A guide to identification and selection of axial planes in magnetic resonance imaging of the brain
| Autor: | Masayuki Maeda, Shoichiro Otake, Toshiaki Taoka, William T.C. Yuh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Physics
medicine.diagnostic_test Mammillary body Splenium Brain Anterior commissure General Medicine Anatomy Corpus callosum General Neuroimaging Magnetic Resonance Imaging 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Imaging Three-Dimensional Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Neurology (clinical) Cerebellar tentorium Line (text file) 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Orbit (anatomy) |
| Popis: | For brain magnetic resonance (MR) examination, three-dimensional imaging is commonly performed. Radiologists need to know the appropriate imaging angle for viewing. We present six imaging angles for the axial images. Each angle is determined by the reference line. The landmarks on the midsagittal MR image to determine the angle of the reference lines are as follows: the supraorbito-meatal line (the center of the mammillary body and the fastigium of the fourth ventricle), the orbito-meatal (OM) line (the center of the mammillary body and the most posterior point of the cerebellar tentorium), the Talairach anterior commissure (AC)-posterior commissure (PC) line (the superior edge of the AC and the inferior edge of the PC), the Schaltenbrand AC-PC line (the center of the AC and the center of the PC), the subcallosal line (the inferior border of the genu and the inferior border of the splenium of the corpus callosum), Reid’s baseline (the center of the pituitary gland and the most posterior point of the cerebellar tentorium) and the brainstem vertical line (the line perpendicular to the posterior border of the brainstem). The AC-PC line is most commonly used in MR examination. The OM line is most commonly used in computed tomography examination. The supraorbito-meatal line is recommended for avoiding irradiation to the orbit. In cases of multiple sclerosis, the subcallosal line is recommended in the guidelines. For lesions in the orbital cavity, paranasal cavity or skull base, Reid’s baseline is useful. For cases of brainstem lesions, the brainstem vertical line is useful. |
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