Aortic atheroma as a source of stroke – assessment of embolization risk using 3D CMR in stroke patients and controls

It was our purpose to identify vulnerable plaques in the thoracic aorta using 3D multi-contrast CMR and estimate the risk of cerebral embolization using 4D flow CMR in cryptogenic stroke patients and controls.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - September 6, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Thomas Wehrum, Iulius Dragonu, Christoph Strecker, Florian Schuchardt, Anja Hennemuth, Johann Drexl, Thomas Reinhard, Daniel B öhringer, Werner Vach, Jürgen Hennig and Andreas Harloff Tags: Research Source Type: research