Open AccessHigh‐resolution MRI of basilar atherosclerosis: three‐dimensional acquisition and FLAIR sequences
Author(s) -
Turan Tanya N.,
Rumboldt Zoran,
Brown Truman R.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
brain and behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 2162-3279
DOI - 10.1002/brb3.103
Subject(s) - fluid attenuated inversion recovery , basilar artery , magnetic resonance imaging , thickening , medicine , high resolution , cerebrospinal fluid , artery , anatomy , pathology , radiology , chemistry , geology , remote sensing , polymer science
This case report describes the use of high‐resolution magnetic resonance imaging ( HRMRI ) to visualize basilar artery atherosclerotic plaque in a patient with a pontine stroke. HRMRI with three‐dimensional image acquisition was used to visualize plaque in several planes to localize arterial wall pathology. Fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences of the basilar artery showed wall thickening throughout the basilar artery wall and good contrast between the artery wall and cerebrospinal fluid.