Vessel wall contrast enhancement: a diagnostic sign of cerebral vasculitis.

PURPOSE: Inflammatory stenoses of cerebral arteries cause stroke in patients with florid vasculitis. However, diagnosis is often difficult even with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and biopsy. The purpose of this study was to establish the value of contrast-enhanced MRI, proven to be sensitiv...

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Main Authors: Küker, W, Gaertner, S, Nagele, T, Dopfer, C, Schoning, M, Fiehler, J, Rothwell, P, Herrlinger, U
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008