Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow and Vorticity in Hydrocephalus on 4-Dimensional Flow MRI
These findings suggest that both CSF stagnation and abnormal vortices in the 3V contribute to the pathophysiology of obstructive and communicating hydrocephalus. Therefore, treatment strategies should prioritize interventions that optimize CSF flow dynamics.
Authors
- Ko Okada
- Tomoyasu Yamanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2326-3359)
- Shigeki Yamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7158-5569)
- Yoshiyuki Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3906-3730)
- Tomohiro Otani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6431-2703)
- Satoshi Ii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5428-5385)
- Hirotaka Ito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7489-3057)
- Chifumi Iseki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9953-7323)
- Shigeo Wada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8895-2839)
- Ryota Fujinami
- Motoki Tanikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9203-6016)
- Mitsuhito Mase (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7219-7450)
- Hiroshi Yamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6405-9341)
- M. Oshima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6227-9818)
Institutions
- Yamagata University (JP)
- Tokyo Institute of Technology (JP)
- Shiga University of Medical Science (JP)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Fujifilm (Japan) (JP)
- Nagoya City University (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery Open
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000166
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00