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The application value of vessel wall magnetic resonance imagingin intracranial artery dissection
LU Yan  LI Yong-gang 

DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2018.10.013.


[Abstract] Intracranial artery dissection containing dissection (IAD) and dissection aneurysm, is an important etiology of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke in young and middle-aged individuals. The diagnosis of intracranial artery dissection is challenging due to the small diameter and tortuous path of intracranial vessels. As a non-invasive and non-radioactive method, vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging (VWMRI) can demonstrate the characteristic signal of intimal flip or intramural hematoma, thus diagnosing vessel dissection directly or indirectly, and playing a crucial role in pathogenesis, clinical stage, treatment and prognosis. This paper will briefly overview the application value of vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging in intracranial artery dissection.
[Keywords] Magnetic resonance imaging;Vessel wall imaging;Intracranial artery dissection;Aneurysm, dissecting

LU Yan The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow 215006, China

LI Yong-gang* The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Soochow 215006, China

*Corresponding to: Li YG, E-mail: liyonggang224@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2018-04-16
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2018.10.013
DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2018.10.013.

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