Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Lateral Striate Arteries in Acute Ischemic Stroke Using 7T High-resolution Magnetic Resonance Angiography

Background: Infarcts in the lateral striate artery (LSA) territory can be caused by several pathological changes, including lipohyalinosis and microatheroma. However, fluid dynamic effects on these changes remain unknown. Thus, we investigated whether the fluid dynamic metrics of the LSAs were altered in patients with acute ischemic stroke using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis. Methods: Fifty-one patients with acute ischemic stroke confined in the basal ganglia and/or corona radiata underwent high-resolution magnetic resonance angiography (HR-MRA) at 7T.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 23, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Futoshi Mori, Fujimaro Ishida, Tatsunori Natori, Haruna Miyazawa, Hiroyuki Kameda, Taisuke Harada, Kunihiro Yoshioka, Fumio Yamashita, Ikuko Uwano, Kenji Ito, Makoto Sasaki Source Type: research