Boosting the Database: Three-Dimensional Visualization of Neurovascular Compression Syndromes Improved by High-Resolution 3 Tesla MRI

Purpose: The aim of this study was an improved three-dimensional (3D) visualization of neurovascular relationships and nerve/vessel conflicts in the posterior fossa based on high-resolution 3D datasets obtained at 3T. Methods: Between March 2004 and March 2005 12 patients (7 women and 5 men, age range 39–80 ys; average (±SD) 54±13 ys) suspected of having a neurovascular compression syndrome were investigated at 3.0T (GE Signa) equipped with an 8-element brain receiver coil using a high-resolution cycled 3D FIESTA sequence with 1-mm axial sections (interpolated 0.5mm; in-plane resolution 0.4–0.8mm). Out of 12 pat…