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. 2021 Jun 25;21(4):189–196. doi: 10.1093/ons/opab188

TABLE 3.

Imaging Modalities Included and Segmented Anatomy Shown During Cases

Anatomy shown Modality used # of cases
Tumor T1 MRI pre/postcontrast 36
Cavernoma T1 MRI pre/postcontrast 3
Optic nerve T1 MRI pre/postcontrast, T2 MRI 6
Spinal cord T1 MRI pre/postcontrast 1
Ventricles T1 MRI postcontrast, T2 MRI 1
Wernicke's area T1 MRI precontrast 2
Broca's area T1 MRI precontrast 1
Cranial nerves T2 FIESTA/CISS MRI 6
 Trigeminal nerve 2
 Facial nerve 3
 Vestibulocochlear nerve 1
Venous structures CTA, T1 MRI postcontrast 10
 Sigmoid sinus 1
 Frontal sinus 1
 Superior sagittal sinus 4
 Confluence of sinus 1
 Transverse sinus 3
Bony structures CT/CTA 5
 Skull base 1
 Burr hole location 3
 Sphenoid bone 1
 Clinoid bone 1
Arterial structures MRA, CTA, angiogram 31
 Aneurysm 4
 Compressing artery 3
 Basilar artery 4
 Posterior cerebellar artery (PICA) 2
 Internal carotid artery (ICA) 8
 Middle cerebral artery (MCA) 7
 Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) 1
 Anterior cerebral artery (ACA) 2
White matter tracts DTI 11
 Arcuate fasciculus 2
 Corticospinal tract 6
 Optic radiation 3

CISS, constructive interference in steady-state; CT, computed tomography; CTA, CT angiogram; DTI, diffusion tensor imaging; MRA, magnetic resonance angiogram; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; FIESTA, fast-imaging employing steady-state acquisition.