Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
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This study aims to investigate the feasibility of a "real-time" estimate of the optimal CT perfusion (CTP) acquisition time (Top ) in ischemic stroke patients. ⋯ The linear correlation between Top and the VOF time to peak is well suited to implement a new technique to automatically customize the patient's CTP acquisition time. The method does not require an additional dose of contrast medium and does not increase the overall study time, so its use would be desirable to decrease the average radiation dose.
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Brain tumors can result in displacement or destruction of important white matter tracts such as the inferior fronto-occipital fascicle (IFOF). Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can assess the extent of this effect and potentially provide neurosurgeons with an accurate map to guide tumor resection; analyze IFOF displacement patterns in temporoinsular gliomas based on tumor grading and topography in the temporal lobe; and assess whether these patterns follow a predictable pattern, to assist in maximal tumor resection while preserving IFOF function. ⋯ IFOF displacement patterns are reproducible and suitable for temporoinsular gliomas presurgical planning.
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The purpose is to provide a comprehensive report describing the clinical and imaging features of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related acute invasive fungal sinusitis (AIFS) and associated comorbidities. ⋯ Steroids, DM, and severe COVID-19 are the major risk factors of AIFS in the post-COVID-19 era. Imaging scans in all patients revealed different sinonasal, facial, orbital features, and intracranial involvement with rapid progression of the findings on follow-up scans.
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Acute cerebral infarction in the basal ganglia is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment, suggesting that cognitive networks might be involved in neural plasticity after ischemic stroke. This study was conducted to explore the abnormalities in functional and causal connectivity of the brain network in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in the basal ganglia. ⋯ Alterations of functional and causal connectivity among multiple brain regions suggest that patients with AIS in the basal ganglia have impairment of multifunctional networks in the whole brain.
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Recent studies indicate disrupted functional mechanisms of salience network (SN) regions-right anterior insula, left anterior insula, and anterior cingulate cortex-in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, the underlying anatomical and molecular mechanisms in these regions are not clearly understood yet. It is also unknown whether integration of multimodal-anatomical and molecular-markers could predict cognitive impairment better in MCI. ⋯ These findings shed light on the underlying anatomical volumetric and molecular amyloid alterations in SN regions and show the significance of multimodal markers integration approach in better predicting cognitive impairment in MCI.