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The research progress of high-resolution magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging in intracranial atherosclerotic plaques
WANG Hongru  GAO Yang  WU Qiong 

Cite this article as: Wang HR, Gao Y, Wu Q. The research progress of high-resolution magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging in intracranial atherosclerotic plaques[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2021, 12(9): 95-97, 102. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.09.024.


[Abstract] High-resolution magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging (HRMR-VWI) is a diagnostic imaging technique used to evaluate and differentiate intracranial vascular lesions. It's detection rate of intracranial atherosclerotic plaques has obvious advantages over traditional imaging methods, and it can effectively display the wall structure and plaque properties, and now it has been widely used in clinical research. Intracranial atherosclerotic plaque is one of the main culprits of ischemic stroke, the detection and evaluation of which is very necessary for the prevention and treatment of ischemic stroke. This paper reviews the imaging features of intracranial atherosclerotic plaque and its relationship with risk factors affecting its stability,brain circulation.
[Keywords] vessel wall imaging；high-resolution magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging；atherosclerotic plaque；ischemic stroke

WANG Hongru   GAO Yang*   WU Qiong  

Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010050, China

Gao Y, E-mail: 1390903990@qq.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2021-03-25
Accepted  2021-05-31
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.09.024
Cite this article as: Wang HR, Gao Y, Wu Q. The research progress of high-resolution magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging in intracranial atherosclerotic plaques[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2021, 12(9): 95-97, 102. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2021.09.024.

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