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New advances in high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging in intracranial atherosclerotic diseases
HUANG Yufang  XU Cheng 

Cite this article as: Huang YF, Xu C. New advances in high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging in intracranial atherosclerotic diseases. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2019, 10(9): 695-698. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2019.09.012.


[Abstract] Intracranial atherosclerotic disease is an important cause of ischemic stroke. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging is the only non-invasive technique that can realize the analysis of the structure of living intracranial arterial wall, which improves the atherosclerotic plaque. The detection rate presents important features related to clinical pathogenesis, and has clear value for guiding clinical treatment. This article reviews the principles and development of high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging techniques and the research progress in intracranial atherosclerotic plaques in the past two years.
[Keywords] plaque, atherosclerotic；cerebral arterial diseases；stroke；magnetic resonance imaging

HUANG Yufang Department of Medical Imaging, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China

XU Cheng* Department of Radiology, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China

*Corresponding to: Xu C, E-mail: xucheng0509@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2019-02-13
Accepted  2019-06-25
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2019.09.012
Cite this article as: Huang YF, Xu C. New advances in high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging in intracranial atherosclerotic diseases. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2019, 10(9): 695-698. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2019.09.012.

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