Evaluation of vascular variations at cerebellopontine angle by 3D T2WI magnetic-resonance imaging in patients with vertigo

Celiker F., Dursun E., Celiker M., Durakoglugil T., Beyazal M., Inecikli M. F., ...More

JOURNAL OF VESTIBULAR RESEARCH-EQUILIBRIUM & ORIENTATION, vol.27, no.2-3, pp.147-153, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 2-3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.3233/ves-170616
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF VESTIBULAR RESEARCH-EQUILIBRIUM & ORIENTATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.147-153
  • Keywords: Vascular loop, cerebellopontine angle, internal acoustic canal, vertigo, magnetic resonance imaging, INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY, MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION, COCHLEOVESTIBULAR NERVE, VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE, MICROSURGICAL ANATOMY, COMPRESSION SYNDROME, SYMPTOMS, CLASSIFICATION, MRI
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Vascular loops of the anterior-inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) at the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) are considered related to auditory-vestibular symptoms. Clinical association of these anatomical aberrations, which can be grouped together as vascular compression syndromes, is controversial. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is widely used to visualize this anatomical region, given its high sensitivity and specificity.