Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Plaque Morphology, Burden, and Distribution in Patients With Symptomatic Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— Our results lead to a 2-fold conclusion: (1) The classification system of both thickening pattern and distribution of the lesion can be simplified by using distribution pattern only and (2) differentiation between symptomatic and asymptomatic atherosclerotic lesions was possible using intracranial vessel wall imaging.

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Source: Stroke - June 26, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Dieleman, N., Yang, W., Abrigo, J. M., Chu, W. C. W., van der Kolk, A. G., Siero, J. C. W., Wong, K. S., Hendrikse, J., Chen, X. Y. Tags: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ischemic Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Atherosclerosis, Stenosis Clinical Sciences Source Type: research