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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the yield of repeat 3D rotational angiography in patients with aneurysmal-type SAH with negative initial 3D rotational angiography findings. Between March 2013 andJanuary 2016, 292 patients with SAH and an aneurysmal bleeding pattern were admitted, with 30 having initial negative 3D rotational angiography findings within 24 hours. These patients underwent a second 3D rotational angiography after 7–10 days. In 8/30 patients (over 26%) with initial negative 3D rotational angiography findings, a ruptured aneurysm wasfound on repeat 3D rotational angiography. The investigators conclude that repeat 3D rotational angiography is mandatory in patients with initial 3D rotational angiography findings negative for aneurysmal-type SAH.

Thirty-seven patients who had undergone both high-resolution MR imaging and DSA for intracranial artery disease were evaluated. The degree of stenosis and the minimal luminal diameter were independently measured by 2 observers on both DSA and high-resolution MR imaging, and the results were compared. The 2 observers independently diagnosed intracranial artery diseases on DSA and high-resolution MR imaging. High-resolution MR imaging showed moderate-to-excellent agreement and significant correlations with DSA on the degree of stenosis and minimal luminal diameter. The authors conclude that high-resolution MR imaging may be an imaging method comparable with DSA for the characterization and diagnosis ofvarious intracranial artery diseases.