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Detectability of the choroid plexus of the third ventricle with magnetic resonance ventriculography

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Abstract

Purpose

To clarify the detectability of the choroid plexus of the third ventricle (ChPl3V) with magnetic resonance ventriculography (MRVn) employing a steady-state free precession (SSFP) sequence in comparison to surgical endoscopic movies as a golden standard, as we encountered some clinical cases of total agenesis of corpus callosum (ACC) where we could not recognize the choroid plexus of the third ventricle and found no previous article addressing this problem.

Materials and methods

This retrospective study included consecutive patients from 2010 to 2016 for whom endoscopic evaluation of the third ventricle was conducted. The anterior portion of the right and left streaks of ChPl3V was evaluated in 8 patients on 16 sites, while the posterior portion of both streaks of ChPl3V was evaluated in 13 patients on 26 sites. Sensitivity of MRVn to visualize ChPl3V with endoscopic movies as the golden standard was calculated.

Results

Sensitivity of MRVn in visualizing the anterior portion of ChPl3V was 0.813, and that for the posterior portion 0.692. The anterior portion of ChPl3V was visualized in all cases where no tumor contacted the foramen of Monro.

Conclusion

MRVn visualizes the anterior portion of ChPl3V with significant sensitivity and the posterior portion with lower one.

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  1. Department of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimati-dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan

    Ken Sato, Masanori Awaji, Shoichi Inagawa, Norihiko Yoshimura & Hidefumi Aoyama

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, 4132 Urasa, Uonuma-shi, Niigata, 949-7302, Japan

    Yuichiro Yoneoka

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Nagano Red Cross Hospital, 5-22-1 Wakasato, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8582, Japan

    Junichi Yoshimura

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Sato, K., Awaji, M., Inagawa, S. et al. Detectability of the choroid plexus of the third ventricle with magnetic resonance ventriculography. Jpn J Radiol 37, 449–457 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-019-00834-2

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