Abstract #2550

Visualization of irregular CSF flow by dynamic iMSDE SSFP using acceleration- selective motion - sensitized gradient (AS-MSG)

Tomohiko Horie^1,2, Nao Kajihara¹, Haruo Saito², Shuhei Shibukawa¹, Susumu Takano¹, Natsuo Konta¹, Makoto Obara³, Tetsuo Ogino³, Tetsu Niwa⁴, Kagayaki Kuroda⁵, and Mitsunori Matsumae⁶

¹Department of Radiology, Tokai University Hospital, Isehara, Japan, ²Division of Diagnostic Image Analysis Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, ³Healthcare, Philips Electronics Japan Ltd., Shinagawa, Japan, ⁴Department of Radiology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan, ⁵Course of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Japan, ⁶Department of Neurosurgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan

We reported a technique to visualize the irregular flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by using dynamic improved motion-sensitized driven-equilibrium steady-state free precession (dynamic iMSDE SSFP). The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of intracranial CSF visualization with dynamic SSFP using acceleration selective motion sensitized gradient (AS-MSG). The dynamic SSFP using AS-MSG distinguished acceleration flow in CSF from constant flow. This technique is suggested to contribute to the diagnosis of various diseases in the CSF space.

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