PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Wallace, R.C.
AU  - Karis, J.P.
AU  - Partovi, S.
AU  - Fiorella, D.
TI  - Noninvasive Imaging of Treated Cerebral Aneurysms, Part II: CT Angiographic Follow-Up of Surgically Clipped Aneurysms
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A0664
DP  - 2007 Aug 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1207--1212
VI  - 28
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/28/7/1207.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/28/7/1207.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2007 Aug 01; 28
AB  - SUMMARY: Although not useful for the evaluation of coiled aneurysms, CT angiography (CTA) is far superior to MR angiography (MRA) for the evaluation of aneurysms after surgical clipping. Using the latest multidetector row scanners and optimized imaging parameters, CTA can often effectively depict and follow small aneurysm remnants; demonstrate patency, stenosis, or vasospasm in the adjacent parent vessels; and provide surveillance of the entire cerebrovasculature for de novo aneurysms after surgical clipping. Despite these advances, conventional angiography remains the gold standard for the evaluation of surgically treated aneurysms and should be liberally used to resolve any cases of diagnostic uncertainty on noninvasive imaging.