Correlating hemodynamic magnetic resonance imaging with high-field intracranial vessel wall imaging in stroke

J Radiol Case Rep. 2014 Jun 30;8(6):1-10. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v8i6.1795. eCollection 2014 Jun.

Abstract

Vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging at ultra-high field (7 Tesla) can be used to visualize vascular lesions noninvasively and holds potential for improving stroke-risk assessment in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease. We present the first multi-modal comparison of such high-field vessel wall imaging with more conventional (i) 3 Tesla hemodynamic magnetic resonance imaging and (ii) digital subtraction angiography in a 69-year-old male with a left temporal ischemic infarct.

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Cerebral Stroke; Cerebrovascular Accident; Cerebrovascular Stroke; Functional; Intracranial Meningioma; MRI; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Meningioma; Stroke; fMRI; vessel-wall imaging.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angiography, Digital Subtraction*
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Atrial Fibrillation / complications
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging
  • Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy
  • Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
  • Brain Ischemia / complications
  • Brain Ischemia / diagnosis*
  • Brain Ischemia / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Ischemia / etiology
  • Brain Ischemia / physiopathology
  • Cerebral Angiography*
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography*
  • Male
  • Pacemaker, Artificial
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome / complications
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Sick Sinus Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Stroke / etiology
  • Stroke / prevention & control*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Warfarin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anticoagulants
  • Warfarin