[Three-dimensional surface anatomical scanning with 3D-FSPGR: anatomical conformity with surgical findings].

Three-dimensional imaging with MRI is a useful method for neurosurgical simulations. As in our previous study, we have constructed three-dimensional surface anatomical scanning (3D-SAS) from the data of contrast enhanced 3D fast spoiled gradient recalled acquisition in the steady state (3D-FSPGR) sequence. Using this technique, it is possible to generate 3D images from the data of only one acquisition, without using the fusion function.

[Usefulness of three-dimensional MR images of brain tumors for surgical simulation].

The purpose of this study was to determine the usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) MR imaging of brain tumors for surgical planning. Sixty-nine patients with various tumors of the brain were included in the present study. Using a volume-rendering (VR) method on an independent workstation, 3D-MR images were obtained with the fast-SPGR sequence after Gd-DTPA administration.