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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Russian Military Medical Academy Reports</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Russian Military Medical Academy Reports</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Известия Российской Военно-медицинской академии</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2713-2315</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2713-2323</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">643137</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/rmmar643137</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">FAAECR</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Original articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Оригинальные исследования</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Diagnosis of impaired brain perfusion in children with craniosynostosis by magnetic resonance imaging</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Диагностика перфузионных нарушений головного мозга у детей с краниосиностозами методом магнитно-резонансной томографии</trans-title></trans-title-group><trans-title-group xml:lang="zh"><trans-title/></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5008-954X</contrib-id><contrib-id 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xml:lang="en"><surname>Filin</surname><given-names>Yana A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Филин</surname><given-names>Яна Альбертовна</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>resident of the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department with a Clinic</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>ординатор кафедры лучевой диагностики и медицинской визуализации с клиникой</p></bio><email>filin_yana@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7964-7857</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Beregovskii</surname><given-names>Daniil A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Береговский</surname><given-names>Даниил Андреевич</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>resident of the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department with a Clinic</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>ординатор кафедры лучевой диагностики и медицинской визуализации с клиникой</p></bio><email>bereg.daniil96@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9698-1795</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="scopus">57222722098</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">5856-6500</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Vyshedkevich</surname><given-names>Elena D.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Вышедкевич</surname><given-names>Елена Дмитриевна</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>radiologist of the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Department</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>врач-рентгенолог отделения магнитно-резонансной томографии</p></bio><email>vyshedkevich.ed@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2249-1405</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3459-2168</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Efimtsev</surname><given-names>Alexander Yu.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Ефимцев</surname><given-names>Александр Юрьевич</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Associate Professor of the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department with the Clinic</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор медицинских наук, доцент кафедры лучевой диагностики и медицинской визуализации с клиникой</p></bio><email>atralf@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1611-5000</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3139-3581</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Trufanov</surname><given-names>Gennady E.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Труфанов</surname><given-names>Геннадий Евгеньевич</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor, the Head of the Radiology and Medical Imaging Department with the Clinic</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор медицинских наук, профессор, заведующий кафедрой лучевой диагностики и медицинской визуализации с клиникой</p></bio><bio xml:lang="zh"><p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor</p></bio><email>trufanovge@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Almazov National Medical Research Centre</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр им. В.А. Алмазова</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh"></institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-08-05" publication-format="electronic"><day>05</day><month>08</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>44</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><issue-title xml:lang="zh"/><fpage>127</fpage><lpage>134</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-12-17"><day>17</day><month>12</month><year>2024</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2025-03-15"><day>15</day><month>03</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="zh">Copyright ©; 2025,</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" start_date="2028-08-05"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.eco-vector.com/RMMArep/article/view/643137">https://journals.eco-vector.com/RMMArep/article/view/643137</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold><italic>BACKGROUND</italic></bold>: Craniosynostosis is a medical condition characterized by the premature fusion or absence of cranial sutures, leading to an abnormal head shape and a potential risk of neurological disorders. There is a growing interest in the early diagnosis of craniosynostosis. Delayed treatment of synostoses can impede normal cranial bone growth, resulting in cranial deformities, craniocerebral disproportion, and microcephaly. The abnormal head shape may result in the compression of brain tissue, meninges, and vascular structures in the affected regions. Noninvasive imaging techniques are currently available for assessing cerebral hemodynamics. Dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance perfusion facilitates the evaluation of relative cerebral blood flow in regions suspected of brain compression in pediatric patients with craniosynostoses.</p> <p><bold><italic>AIM</italic></bold>: To evaluate cerebral blood flow in children with craniosynostoses using dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance perfusion to determine relative hemodynamic parameters, such as cerebral blood flow and cerebral blood volume.</p> <p><bold><italic>METHODS</italic></bold>: The study included a total of 52 children diagnosed with different types of craniosynostosis. The age of the participants ranged from 3 to 38 months. They were assessed using a 1.5T magnetic resonance imaging scanner with an intravenous paramagnetic contrast agent (0.1 mmol/kg of body weight) administered during drug-induced sleep. The standard brain examination protocol was augmented with dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance perfusion pulse sequences.</p> <p><bold><italic>RESULTS</italic></bold>: A comprehensive analysis of the findings demonstrated that metopic, mono- and bicoronal synostosis were associated with reduced cerebral blood flow and blood volume in the compressed region when compared with the contralateral intact region. In contrast, no significant differences in magnetic resonance perfusion findings were identified between the affected and intact regions for the patients with sagittal craniosynostosis.</p> <p><bold><italic>CONCLUSION</italic></bold>: This study found that dynamic susceptibility contrast magnetic resonance perfusion can be a useful tool for assessing changes in cerebral perfusion. This finding offers novel prospects for planning treatment strategies. The proposed approach has the potential to serve as a valuable tool for patient assessments during both the early and late postoperative periods.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Актуальность</bold>.<bold> </bold>Краниосиностоз — это состояние, характеризующееся отсутствием или ранним закрытием швов черепа, приводящее к его характерным деформациям и вероятным развитием неврологических нарушений. На сегодняшний день интерес к ранней диагностике краниосиностозов неуклонно растет. Отсутствие своевременной коррекции синостозов приводит к замедлению роста костей черепа, его деформации, краниоцеребральной диспропорции и микроцефалии. Аномальная форма черепа приводит к компрессии вещества головного мозга, его оболочек и сосудов в наиболее деформированных участках. На современном этапе существует ряд методик, позволяющих неинвазивно оценить показатели мозгового кровотока. Динамическая контрастная МР-перфузия позволяет оценить относительные показатели мозгового кровотока в предполагаемых зонах компрессии головного мозга у детей с краниосиностозами.</p> <p><bold>Цель</bold> — провести оценку мозгового кровотока у детей с краниосиностозами с помощью контрастной динамической магнитно-резонансной перфузии, определяя относительные показатели (скорость мозгового кровотока (rCBF,) объем мозгового кровотока (rCBV)).</p> <p><bold>Материалы и методы</bold>. Обследовано 52 ребенка с различными типами краниосиностоза. Возраст участников варьировался от 3 до 38 мес. Исследование проводили с помощью аппарата с индукцией магнитного поля 1,5 Тл, с внутривенным введением парамагнитного контрастного средства в дозе 0,1 ммоль/кг, при этом пациенты находились под медикаментозным сном. Стандартный протокол исследования головного мозга был дополнен импульсной последовательностью динамической контрастной МР-перфузии.</p> <p><bold>Результаты</bold>. Анализ результатов показал, что при метопическом, моно- и бикоронарном синостозах показатели скорости мозгового кровотока и объема мозгового кровотока в области компрессии были ниже, чем в интактной области противоположного полушария. В отличие от этого, при сагиттальном краниосиностозе значимых различий в данных МР-перфузии не выявлено.</p> <p><bold>Заключение</bold>. В нашем исследовании продемонстрировано, что динамическая контрастная МР-перфузия может служить для оценки изменений церебральной перфузии. Это открывает новые возможности для планирования стратегии лечения пациентов. Описанная методика также может стать полезным инструментом для анализа динамики как раннего, так и позднего послеоперационного периода.</p></trans-abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="zh"><p/></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>dynamic susceptibility contrast MR perfusion</kwd><kwd>DSC perfusion</kwd><kwd>craniosynostosis</kwd><kwd>craniocerebral disproportion</kwd><kwd>magnetic resonance imaging</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>динамическая контрастная МР-перфузия</kwd><kwd>DSC-перфузия</kwd><kwd>краниосиностоз</kwd><kwd>краниоцеребральная диспропорция</kwd><kwd>магнитно-резонансная томография</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Cacciaguerra G, Palermo M, Marino L, et al. The Evolution of the Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis of Craniosynostosis: A Narrative Review. 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