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Research progress of t-ASL in cerebrovascular related diseases
LIU Jiangjing  ZHOU Zhipeng 

Cite this article as: LIU J J, ZHOU Z P. Research progress of t-ASL in cerebrovascular related diseases[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(10): 162-166. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.10.029.


[Abstract] Territorial arterial spin labeling (t-ASL) is a novel magnetic resonance perfusion technique that effectively evaluates the regional blood flow perfusion of responsible blood supply arteries in intracranial vascular diseases by selectively labeling a single responsible blood supply artery without the need for injection of exogenous contrast agents. This article reviews the technical principles of t-ASL and its applications, limitations, and future development directions in cerebrovascular diseases, intracranial tumors, and non atherosclerotic encephalopathy. It provides important support for the early diagnosis, individualized treatment, and prognosis of patients with intracranial vascular and non vascular diseases, and provides new ideas and directions for clinical practice and research.
[Keywords] territorial arterial spin labeling；brain perfusion imaging；magnetic resonance imaging；ischemic stroke；Moyamoya disease；arteriovenous malformation；meningioma；non atherosclerotic encephalopathy；responsible blood supply artery；collateral circulation

LIU Jiangjing   ZHOU Zhipeng*  

Department of Radiology, Affliatated Hospital of Guilin University, Guilin 541001, China

Corresponding author: ZHOU Z P, E-mail: bigbird_zhou@hotmail.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81760219).
Received  2022-10-14
Accepted  2023-09-25
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.10.029
Cite this article as: LIU J J, ZHOU Z P. Research progress of t-ASL in cerebrovascular related diseases[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2023, 14(10): 162-166. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2023.10.029.

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