PMID- 31481996
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231013
IS  - 1733-134X (Print)
IS  - 1899-0967 (Electronic)
IS  - 1733-134X (Linking)
VI  - 84
DP  - 2019
TI  - Imaging of cerebrospinal fluid flow: fundamentals, techniques, and clinical 
      applications of phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging.
PG  - e240-e250
LID - 10.5114/pjr.2019.86881 [doi]
AB  - Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a dynamic compartment of the brain, constantly 
      circulating through the ventricles and subarachnoid space. In recent years 
      knowledge about CSF has expended due to numerous applications of phase-contrast 
      magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) in CSF flow evaluation, leading to the 
      revision of former theories and new concepts about pathophysiology of CSF 
      disorders, which are caused either by alterations in CSF production, absorption, 
      or its hydrodynamics. Although alternative non-invasive techniques have emerged 
      in recent years, PC-MRI is still a fundamental sequence that provides both 
      qualitative and quantitative CSF assessment. PC-MRI is widely used to evaluate 
      CSF hydrodynamics in normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), Chiari type I 
      malformations (CMI), syringomyelia, and after neurosurgical procedures. In NPH 
      precisely performed PC-MRI provides reliable clinical information useful for 
      differential diagnosis and selection of patients benefiting from surgical 
      operation. Patients with CMI show abnormalities in CSF dynamics within the 
      subarachnoid space, which are pronounced even further if syringomyelia coexists. 
      Another indication for PC-MRI may be assessment of post-surgical CSF flow 
      normalisation. The aim of this review is to highlight the significance of CSF as 
      a multifunctional entity, to outline both the physical and technical background 
      of PC-MRI, and to state current applications of this technique, not only in the 
      diagnosis of central nervous system disorders, but also in the further clinical 
      monitoring and prognosis after treatment.
FAU - Korbecki, Adrian
AU  - Korbecki A
AD  - Department of General and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Wroclaw 
      Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Zimny, Anna
AU  - Zimny A
AD  - Department of General and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Wroclaw 
      Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Podgorski, Przemyslaw
AU  - Podgorski P
AD  - Department of General and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Wroclaw 
      Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Sasiadek, Marek
AU  - Sasiadek M
AD  - Department of General and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Wroclaw 
      Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
FAU - Bladowska, Joanna
AU  - Bladowska J
AD  - Department of General and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Wroclaw 
      Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
DEP - 20190513
PL  - Poland
TA  - Pol J Radiol
JT  - Polish journal of radiology
JID - 101175532
PMC - PMC6717940
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Chari malformation
OT  - cerebrospinal fluid
OT  - normal pressure hydrocephalus
OT  - phase-contrast MRI
OT  - syringomyelia
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2019/09/05 06:00
MHDA- 2019/09/05 06:01
PMCR- 2019/01/01
CRDT- 2019/09/05 06:00
PHST- 2019/03/08 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/03/15 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/09/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/09/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/09/05 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 37305 [pii]
AID - 10.5114/pjr.2019.86881 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Pol J Radiol. 2019 May 13;84:e240-e250. doi: 10.5114/pjr.2019.86881. eCollection 
      2019.