Basilar artery plaque distribution is associated with pontine infarction and vertebrobasilar artery geometry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Basilar artery (BA) atherosclerosis is a common cause of posterior-circulation ischemic stroke. In this study, we investigate the relationship between BA plaque distribution and pontine infarction (PI), further, explore the influence of vertebrobasilar artery (VBA) geometries on BA plaque distribution.

Materials and methods

303 patients were performed with MRI in this study, patients were divided into three groups: no cerebral infarction (NCI), anterior circulation cerebral infarction (ACCI), and posterior circulation cerebral infarction (PCCI), the VBA geometry was classified into four configurations: Walking, Tuning Fork, Lambda, and No Confluence. The AP-Mid-BA, Lateral-Mid-BA, and VA-BA angles were measured on three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonanc

SUBMITTER: Zheng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10040971 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature