Intracranial vessel wall MR imaging is an adjunct to conventional angiographic imaging with
CTA, MRA, or DSA. The technique has multiple potential uses in the context of ischemic …

Background: Conventional arterial imaging focuses on the vessel lumen but lacks specificity
because different pathologies produce similar luminal defects. Wall imaging can …

In nine subjects with carotid atherosclerosis, double-oblique, contrast material–enhanced,
double inversion-recovery, fast spin-echo magnetic resonance (MR) images were acquired …

We have measured the T 2 * signal response associated with cortical activation due to finger
motion at 1.5 Tesla. Both thin slice 2D and 3D images show signal intensity changes which …

… This limitation is more theoretical than clinically relevant because atherosclerosis is a disease
of large arteries and our targets (BA, M1 segment MCA, and intracranial portions of the ICA…

Stroke represents a massive public health problem. Carotid atherosclerosis plays a fundamental
part in the occurence of ischaemic stroke. European and US guidelines for prevention …

Purpose To characterize intracranial plaque inflammation in vivo by using three-dimensional
(3D) high-spatial-resolution contrast material–enhanced black-blood (BB) magnetic …

Background and Purpose— The management of carotid atherosclerosis is well-established
for symptomatic stenosis above 69%, but the optimal approach for managing lower degrees …

Identification of carotid artery atherosclerosis is conventionally based on measurements of
luminal stenosis and surface irregularities using in vivo imaging techniques including …

This review offers insight into the possible role of vasa vasorum in the development of
intracranial vascular disease. Unique structural features of intracranial vessels and nourishment …