Magnetic resonance imaging in evaluation of the cerebrospinal fluid system in norm and with various diseases of the nervous system

Akhmetzyanov B.M., Kremneva E.I., Morozova S.N., Dobrynina L.A., Krotenkova M.V.

The liquor system plays an important role in normal functioning of the brain and spinal cord. The current theory of secretion and absorption of CSF has undergone significant changes, which is important for understanding the pathogenesis and approaches to the treatment of diseases accompanied by disorders of liquor circulation. The newly discovered glyphatic system and data on interstitial fluid circulation in the brain allowed a new look at the pathogenesis of many CNS diseases. One of the main methods of intravital study of a person's cerebrospinal fluid is MRI. Thus, structural MRI serves to assess the anatomy of the liquor-containing spaces, whereas information on the liquor circulation has been obtained, mainly, as a result of the development of the technique of phase-contrast MR tomography. The purpose of this review is to review the basic principles of the MR-study of the cerebrospinal fluid by means of both traditional phase-contrast MR tomography and the latest techniques, using the example of Time-SLIP, as well as their role in evaluating the disorders of liquor circulation in various pathological states of the brain.
Research Center of Neurology. Moscow, Russia.


 

 

 

 

 

 

Keywords:CSF flow, phase-contrast MR-imaging, hydrocephalus

 

Corresponding author:Bulat M. A., e-mail: Этот e-mail адрес защищен от спам-ботов, для его просмотра у Вас должен быть включен Javascript

 

For citation: Akhmetzyanov B.M., Kremneva E.I., Morozova S.N., Dobrynina L.A., Krotenkova M.V. Magnetic resonance imaging in evaluation of the cerebrospinal fluid system in norm and with various diseases of the nervous system. REJR 2018; 8(1):145-166. DOI:10.21569/2222-7415-2018-8-1-145-166.

Received: 10.02.2018 Accepted: 23.03.2018