[MR imaging has recently emerged for visual representation of blood vessel structures as well. With MR angiography (MRA), appropriate diagnosis can be established for a number of pathologies involving the arteries and veins. In this report, authors analyse the significance of MR and MRA examinations in the diagnostics of intracranial aneurysms of 87 cases, comparing these procedures with results obtained by digital subtraction angiography (DSA), which is regarded as the gold standard method. In 52 patients where surgical intervention was performed, intraoperative findings were used as control. MR - MR angiographic examination was very sensitive in detecting aneurysms larger than 3 mm (98%), the rate of depicting smaller aneurysms proved to be lower (56%), the overall sensitivity was 79%. MRA is an excellent non invasive diagnostic tool in the examination of intracranial aneurysms. The method can not replace catheter angiography completely but its application is justified and useful in many cases. Occasionally, aneurysms not seen on DSA can be depicted with MR angiography. ]
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