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Advances of 7 T ultra-high field magnetic resonance intracranial vessel wall imaging in the etiology classification of ischemic stroke
ZHANG Qiang  XU Xiaoquan  WU Feiyun 

Cite this article as: ZHANG Q, XU X Q, WU F Y. Advances of 7 T ultra-high field magnetic resonance intracranial vessel wall imaging in the etiology classification of ischemic stroke[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(9): 157-161. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.09.027.


[Abstract] The etiological classification of ischemic stroke is of great value for clinical treatment decision-making and prognosis. In recent years, with the increasing application of high-resolution vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging (HR-VW-MRI) in clinical research and practice of stroke, 7 T MRI with higher signal-to-noise ratio and better image quality can detect early and subtle pathological changes of cerebrovascular diseases, which provides new ideas for understanding the pathological mechanism of various cerebrovascular diseases. However, the ultra-high field strength also has technical challenges such as B1 field inhomogeneity and long scanning time. This article reviews the etiological classification and clinical application of 7 T HR-VW-MRI in ischemic stroke, and analyzes the potential value of 7 T HR-VW-MRI in improving the accuracy of clinical diagnosis and guiding clinical treatment, so as to provide reference for clinical practice and scientific research exploration.
[Keywords] ischemic stroke；7 T；ultra-high field；high-resolution vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging；magnetic resonance imaging

ZHANG Qiang1, 2   XU Xiaoquan1   WU Feiyun1*  

1 Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital With Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, China

2 Department of Radiology, the People's Hospital of Danyang, Zhenjiang 212300, China

Corresponding author: WU F Y, E-mail: wfy_njmu@163.com

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2024-04-26
Accepted  2024-09-10
DOI: 10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.09.027
Cite this article as: ZHANG Q, XU X Q, WU F Y. Advances of 7 T ultra-high field magnetic resonance intracranial vessel wall imaging in the etiology classification of ischemic stroke[J]. Chin J Magn Reson Imaging, 2024, 15(9): 157-161. DOI:10.12015/issn.1674-8034.2024.09.027.

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