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
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