The Value of Three-Dimensional Brain Volume Combined with Time-of-Flight MRA in Microvascular Decompression

Abstract

Objectives: To explore the guidance value of preoperative 3-dimensional brain volume (3D-BRAVO) and 3-dimensional time-of-flight (3D-TOF) MRA scanning for microvascular decompression. Methods: One hundred thirteen patients treated with microvascular decompression from February 2016 to February 2018 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University were retrospectively analyzed. All patients received 3D-BRAVO combined with 3D-TOF MRA sequence reconstruction before the operation. The anatomical relationship of neurovascular tissues was analyzed and compared with the results of intraoperative exploration. Results: The results of MVD showed that the number of positive cases was 108 (95.6%) on the diseased side. 3D-BRAVO combined with 3D-TOF sequence reconstruction resulted in 106 positive cases (93.8%), with a 98.1% positive coincidence rate and a 13.2% false positive rate (p < 0.05). 3D-BRAVO-TOF sequence reconstruction of trigeminal neuralgia showed a positive coincidence in 78 cases (92.8%) and for hemifacial spasm a positive coincidence was found in 27 cases (93.1%). Conclusion: 3D-BRAVO combined with 3D-TOF sequence reconstruction before microvascular decompression can fully evaluate the morphology, location, and anatomical relationship of lesions, which is of guidance value for clinical diagnosis and treatment.