2019
Assessment of quantitative methods for enhancement measurement on vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of intracranial atherosclerosis
Alexander MD, de Havenon A, Kim SE, Parker DL, McNally JS. Assessment of quantitative methods for enhancement measurement on vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of intracranial atherosclerosis. Neuroradiology 2019, 61: 643-650. PMID: 30675639, PMCID: PMC8022353, DOI: 10.1007/s00234-019-02167-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial atherosclerotic diseaseVessel wall magnetic resonance imagingInter-rater agreementLower infundibulumHigh inter-rater agreementVessel wall magnetic resonanceGood inter-rater agreementPost-contrast imagingPresence of enhancementMagnetic resonance imagingPost-contrast imagesRatio of enhancementCulprit lesionIntracranial atherosclerosisAtherosclerotic diseaseInclusion criteriaBlinded reviewersResonance imagingLesion enhancementHigh agreementPlaque signalLesionsInfundibulumObjective dataMagnetic resonance
2017
Added Value of Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Differentiation of Nonocclusive Intracranial Vasculopathies
Mossa-Basha M, Shibata DK, Hallam DK, de Havenon A, Hippe DS, Becker KJ, Tirschwell DL, Hatsukami T, Balu N, Yuan C. Added Value of Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Differentiation of Nonocclusive Intracranial Vasculopathies. Stroke 2017, 48: 3026-3033. PMID: 29030476, PMCID: PMC5687293, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.018227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial vessel wall magnetic resonance imagingVessel wall magnetic resonance imagingLuminal imagingIntracranial vasculopathyMagnetic resonance imagingInflammatory vasculopathyWall involvementResonance imagingReversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromeCerebral vasoconstriction syndromeIntracranial atherosclerotic diseasePattern of involvementAtherosclerotic diseaseLesion eccentricityPostcontrast enhancementClinical dataSyndrome patientsVasculopathyPatient basisPatient analysisDiagnostic agreementSlight agreementDiagnosisDiagnostic confidenceLesions
2016
Added Value of Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Differentiation of Moyamoya Vasculopathies in a Non-Asian Cohort
Mossa-Basha M, de Havenon A, Becker KJ, Hallam DK, Levitt MR, Cohen WA, Hippe DS, Alexander MD, Tirschwell DL, Hatsukami T, Amlie-Lefond C, Yuan C. Added Value of Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Differentiation of Moyamoya Vasculopathies in a Non-Asian Cohort. Stroke 2016, 47: 1782-1788. PMID: 27272486, PMCID: PMC4927346, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.116.013320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVessel wall magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMoyamoya diseaseLuminal imagingInter-reader agreementMoyamoya vasculopathyResonance imagingCarotid artery territoryNon-Asian cohortsMoyamoya disease casesPattern of involvementT2 signal characteristicsArtery territoryCarotid diseaseCollateral gradingConcentric lesionsCollateral extentPostcontrast enhancementMRI characteristicsHeterogeneous enhancementMulticontrast protocolClinical dataCarotid segmentsHeterogeneous lesionsT2 heterogeneity
2015
Multicontrast High-Resolution Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Value in Differentiating Intracranial Vasculopathic Processes
Mossa-Basha M, Hwang WD, De Havenon A, Hippe D, Balu N, Becker KJ, Tirschwell DT, Hatsukami T, Anzai Y, Yuan C. Multicontrast High-Resolution Vessel Wall Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Value in Differentiating Intracranial Vasculopathic Processes. Stroke 2015, 46: 1567-1573. PMID: 25953365, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.115.009037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromeVessel wall magnetic resonance imagingCerebral vasoconstriction syndromeMagnetic resonance imagingT2 hyperintensityIntracranial vasculopathyResonance imagingWall thickeningPattern of enhancementCases of atherosclerosisIntracranial vascular diseaseT2 signal characteristicsExcellent inter-reader agreementInter-reader agreementVasculitic lesionsInvasive workupWall involvementStenotic lesionsVasculopathic processPostcontrast enhancementVascular diseaseDifferential diagnosisVasculopathyLesion typeSyndrome