Principles, techniques and applications of high resolution cone beam CT angiography in the neuroangio suite
Eytan Raz, Erez Nossek, Daniel H. Sahlein, Vera Sharashidze, Vinayak Narayan, Aryan Ali, Rogelio Esparza, Simone Peschillo, Charlotte Chung, Francesco Diana, Safia Syed, Peter Kim Nelson, Maksim Shapiro
Abstract
The aim of this review is to describe the acquisition and reformatting of state of the art high resolution cone beam CT (HR-CBCT) and demonstrate its role in multiple neurovascular conditions as a tool to improve the understanding of disease and guide therapeutic decisions. First, we will review the basic principle of CBCT acquisition, followed by the injection protocols and the reformatting paradigms. Next, multiple applications in different pathological conditions such as aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, dural arteriovenous fistulas, and stroke will be described. HR-CBCT angiography, widely available, is uniquely useful in certain clinical scenarios to improve the understanding of disease and guide therapeutic decisions. It rapidly is becoming an essential tool for the contemporary neurointerventionalist.AChoAho.