Hemodynamic impairments within individual watershed areas in asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis by multimodal MRI
Kaczmarz S, Göttler J, Petr J, Hansen M, Mouridsen K, Zimmer C, Hyder F, Preibisch C. Hemodynamic impairments within individual watershed areas in asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis by multimodal MRI. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2020, 41: 380-396. PMID: 32237952, PMCID: PMC7812517, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x20912364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal carotid artery stenosisRelative oxygen extraction fractionRelative cerebral blood volumeCerebral blood flowCapillary transit time heterogeneityOxygen extraction capacityCarotid artery stenosisHemodynamic impairmentCerebrovascular reactivityArtery stenosisUnilateral internal carotid artery stenosisAsymptomatic internal carotid artery stenosisAsymptomatic carotid artery stenosisAge-matched healthy controlsMultimodal MRICerebral blood volumeOxygen extraction fractionTransit time heterogeneityMicrovascular impairmentStroke riskOxygenation parametersWidespread dysfunctionHealthy controlsHemodynamic parametersIndividual patients