Seike Yoshimasa, Minatoya Kenji, Sasaki Hiroaki, Tanaka Hiroshi, Itonaga Tatsuya, Oda Tatsuya, Inoue Yosuke, Noguchi Teruo, Ishibashi-Ueda Hatsue, Kobayashi Junjiro
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Ann Vasc Dis. 2015;8(4):337-9. doi: 10.3400/avd.cr.15-00080. Epub 2015 Nov 27.
We present a case of a 70-year-old male who underwent surgical repair of an aortic arch aneurysm. Preoperative assessment of high-risk aortic plaque was performed using magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition with gradient-echo (MPRAGE) imaging. This preoperative image was compared with a histological analysis of plaque specimens from the aortic arch and neck vessels. A high signal intensity on MPRAGE images coincided with intraplaque hemorrhage. MPRAGE, which could detect a fragile plaque in the aorta, could be a powerful modality to prevent intraoperative stroke during cardiovascular surgery.
我们报告一例70岁男性接受主动脉弓动脉瘤手术修复的病例。术前使用磁化准备快速梯度回波(MPRAGE)成像对高危主动脉斑块进行评估。将该术前图像与主动脉弓和颈部血管斑块标本的组织学分析进行比较。MPRAGE图像上的高信号强度与斑块内出血一致。MPRAGE能够检测主动脉中的易损斑块,可能是预防心血管手术中术中中风的有力手段。