Intracranial vessel wall MRI

P Bhogal; E Navaei; H L D Makalanda; P A Brouwer; C Sjöstrand; D M Mandell; A Lilja

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2015.11.012

Intracranial vessel wall MRI

Clin Radiol. 2016 Mar;71(3):293-303. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.11.012. Epub 2015 Dec 19.

Authors

P Bhogal¹, E Navaei², H L D Makalanda³, P A Brouwer², C Sjöstrand², D M Mandell⁴, A Lilja²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroradiology, The Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 17176, Sweden. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Neuroradiology, The Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 17176, Sweden.
³ Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, The Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK.
⁴ Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

PMID: 26711874
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.11.012

Abstract

There are many different methods of imaging the intracranial arteries; however, the vast majority of currently used techniques are based on luminal imaging. Although this is useful, it does have limitations as many different pathological processes can produce the same appearance. Therefore, directly imaging the site of the pathology - the vessel wall itself - offers the hope of discriminating between different disease processes. In this review, we will discuss the current status of vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging alongside its potential usefulness in differentiating between various disease entities.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cerebrovascular Circulation*
Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnosis*
Contrast Media
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods*
Signal-To-Noise Ratio

Substances

Contrast Media