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As mentioned in the Introduction, when the original concept of moyamoya disease is reviewed, digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is still the most reliable diagnostic modality. However, as mentioned in the following sections, as far as the depiction of the steno-occlusive change of the Willis ring is concerned, other modalities such as magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and 3-dimensional computed tomography angiography (3D-CTA) with best quality is quite compatible with DSA. However, the depiction of the moyamoya vessels and the collateral circulation is not always clear in MRA and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In addition, 3D-CTA essen tially depicts the morphological aspect of vasculature that is not necessarily identical to the true circulation of the blood flow. In addition, the collateral circulation such as (1) basal moyamoya, and (2) transdural anastomosis of the meningeal artery including the vault moyamoya and ethmoidal moyamoya is not well demonstrated in other modalities (Figs.1 and 2).
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This work was supported in part by a grant from the Research Committee on Spontaneous Occlusion of the Circle of Willis sponsored by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan.
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Houkin, K., Iihoshi, S., Mikami, T. (2010). Overview of Image Diagnosis of Moyamoya Disease. In: Cho, BK., Tominaga, T. (eds) Moyamoya Disease Update. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-99703-0_22
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