Alexander
Christian Bunck1, Wolfram Schwindt1, Jan-Robert Krger1,
Alena Jttner1, Angela Brentrup2, Barbara Fiedler3,
Gerard Crelier4, Walter Heindel1, David Maintz1,
Thomas Niederstadt1
1Department of Clinical Radiology,
University hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany; 2Department of
Neurosurgery, University hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany; 3Department
of Paediatrics, University hospital of Muenster, Muenster, Germany; 4Institute
for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Time
resolved 3D-phase contrast imaging allows to assess cerebrospinal fluid
pulsation at the craniocervical junction and cervical spine. Using
state-of-the-art visualization techniques it helps to identify and
differentiate between pathological and physiological cerebrospinal fluid flow
pattern. As such it may add valuable information for the analysis of
pathologies associated with altered cerebrospinal fluid flow like in Chiari
malformations and may promote a better understanding of the underlying
pathophysiology of these diseases.