Open AccessVessel Wall Inflammation in Spontaneous Cervical Artery Dissection
Author(s) -
Thomas Pfefferkorn,
Tobias Saam,
Axel Rominger,
M. Habs,
Lisa-Ann Gerdes,
Caroline Schmidt,
Clemens C. Cyran,
Andreas Straube,
Jennifer Linn,
Konstantin Nikolaou,
Peter Bartenstein,
Maximilian F. Reiser,
Marcus Hacker,
Martin Dichgans
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.599548
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammation , dissection (medical) , fibrous cap , cervical artery , positron emission tomography , pathology , radiology
Vessel wall inflammation (VWI) may be a pathogenetic factor in cervical artery dissection (CAD). We used contrast-enhanced high-resolution MRI (hrMRI) and positron emission tomography CT (PET-CT) to systematically investigate VWI in spontaneous CAD.
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