Hemodynamic alterations in vertebrobasilar large artery disease assessed by arterial spin-labeling MR imaging.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: VB artery stenosis is associated with a high risk of recurrent ischemic events, and knowledge about the hemodynamic relevance of VB stenosis is important for clinical decision making. In this study, multiple inflow pulsed ASL MR imaging was assessed for its ability to measure...

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প্রধান লেখক: Macintosh, B, Marquardt, L, Schulz, U, Jezzard, P, Rothwell, P
বিন্যাস: Journal article
ভাষা:English
প্রকাশিত: 2012
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author Macintosh, B
Marquardt, L
Schulz, U
Jezzard, P
Rothwell, P
author_facet Macintosh, B
Marquardt, L
Schulz, U
Jezzard, P
Rothwell, P
author_sort Macintosh, B
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description BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: VB artery stenosis is associated with a high risk of recurrent ischemic events, and knowledge about the hemodynamic relevance of VB stenosis is important for clinical decision making. In this study, multiple inflow pulsed ASL MR imaging was assessed for its ability to measure CBF and ATT in patients with VB disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: ASL was performed on a 3T MR imaging scanner in 41 participants. Twenty-one patients had a history of ischemic events in the VB circulation (14 men, 7 women, age 66 ± 11 years). Clinical data and CE-MRA were used to classify VB disease severity. Twenty age-matched adults were controls. Group and within-VB analyses were performed. Mean CBF and ATT values in the ROIs were adjusted by excluding voxels that did not produce a reliable ASL estimate. RESULTS: CBF was reduced (P < .003) in patients compared with controls, which was significant after excluding voxels with a poor fit. Differences in ATT between patients and controls were not significant after voxel correction. There was a strong correlation between CBF and ATT among patients. Finally, ATT was significantly correlated with VB disease severity (P = .026). CONCLUSIONS: Multiple inflow ASL distinguished patients with VB disease from age matched-controls. VB disease rating was associated with prolonged ATT downstream. ASL may have diagnostic potential among patients in whom risk of intervention is high.
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spelling oxford-uuid:d28f79db-da40-4310-8c3e-b38800587dfc2022-03-27T08:04:46ZHemodynamic alterations in vertebrobasilar large artery disease assessed by arterial spin-labeling MR imaging.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:d28f79db-da40-4310-8c3e-b38800587dfcEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2012Macintosh, BMarquardt, LSchulz, UJezzard, PRothwell, PBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: VB artery stenosis is associated with a high risk of recurrent ischemic events, and knowledge about the hemodynamic relevance of VB stenosis is important for clinical decision making. In this study, multiple inflow pulsed ASL MR imaging was assessed for its ability to measure CBF and ATT in patients with VB disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: ASL was performed on a 3T MR imaging scanner in 41 participants. Twenty-one patients had a history of ischemic events in the VB circulation (14 men, 7 women, age 66 ± 11 years). Clinical data and CE-MRA were used to classify VB disease severity. Twenty age-matched adults were controls. Group and within-VB analyses were performed. Mean CBF and ATT values in the ROIs were adjusted by excluding voxels that did not produce a reliable ASL estimate. RESULTS: CBF was reduced (P < .003) in patients compared with controls, which was significant after excluding voxels with a poor fit. Differences in ATT between patients and controls were not significant after voxel correction. There was a strong correlation between CBF and ATT among patients. Finally, ATT was significantly correlated with VB disease severity (P = .026). CONCLUSIONS: Multiple inflow ASL distinguished patients with VB disease from age matched-controls. VB disease rating was associated with prolonged ATT downstream. ASL may have diagnostic potential among patients in whom risk of intervention is high.
spellingShingle Macintosh, B
Marquardt, L
Schulz, U
Jezzard, P
Rothwell, P
Hemodynamic alterations in vertebrobasilar large artery disease assessed by arterial spin-labeling MR imaging.
title Hemodynamic alterations in vertebrobasilar large artery disease assessed by arterial spin-labeling MR imaging.
title_full Hemodynamic alterations in vertebrobasilar large artery disease assessed by arterial spin-labeling MR imaging.
title_fullStr Hemodynamic alterations in vertebrobasilar large artery disease assessed by arterial spin-labeling MR imaging.
title_full_unstemmed Hemodynamic alterations in vertebrobasilar large artery disease assessed by arterial spin-labeling MR imaging.
title_short Hemodynamic alterations in vertebrobasilar large artery disease assessed by arterial spin-labeling MR imaging.
title_sort hemodynamic alterations in vertebrobasilar large artery disease assessed by arterial spin labeling mr imaging
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