Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Factors Associated With Ischemic Stroke in Patients Suspected of Cervical Artery Dissection.

ABSTRACT: Background and Purpose- Cervical artery dissection is a major cause of ischemic stroke in the young and presents with various imaging findings, including stenosis and intramural hematoma (IMH). Our goal was to determine the relative contribution of lumen findings and IMH to acute ischemic stroke and whether a heavily T1-weighted sequence could more reliably detect IMH. Methods- Institutional review board approval was obtained for this retrospective study of 254 patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging/magnetic resonance angiography for suspected dissection. Imaging included standard turbo spin-echo (TSE) T1-fat saturation and heavily T1-weighted flow-suppressed magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition gradient-recalled echo sequences. Subjects with stents (1) or atherosclerotic disea

SUBMITTER: McNally JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6208137 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature