Intracranial atherosclerotic disease is increasingly recognized as a major stroke subtype
worldwide. Current diagnostic evaluation of atherosclerotic disease of the middle cerebral …

Intracranial atherosclerotic disease may constitute the most common cause of ischemic
stroke worldwide; yet, in the developed world, imaging research has largely focused on …

Background: Although black-blood MRI (BB-MRI) can identify plaques in the cervical carotid
arteries, this modality has not been applied in intracranial arteries. We imaged the lumina …

Purpose: We analyzed and compared the imaging characteristics of the vessel wall of the
middle cerebral artery (MCA) in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients using a 3.0-T high …

OBJECTIVE: Recently, the technique of high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HR-
MRI) has been developed to depict intracranial artery wall. We aimed to compare the vessel …

OBJECTIVE: Three-Dimensional Time-of-flight Magnetic Resonance Angiography (3D TOF
MRA) has been wildly used in the diagnosis of intracranial artery diseases, but it only shows …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There are limited studies on the morphologic
characteristics of MCA atherosclerotic stenosis. Our aim was to quantitatively assess the …

Background We aimed to quantitatively assess the vessel morphology of middle cerebral
artery (MCA) atherosclerosis and explore its value in discriminating plaque types. Methods …

Objective To characterize the vessel wall imaging findings and enhancement patterns in the
middle cerebral artery of patients with presumed atherosclerotic disease and recent …

PURPOSE: High resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HRMRI) has been used as an
imaging modality to depict the intracranial artery wall. The aim of this study was to compare …