2020
Assessment of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Plaques Using 3D Black‐Blood MRI: Comparison With 3D Time‐of‐Flight MRA and DSA
Tian X, Tian B, Shi Z, Wu X, Peng W, Zhang X, Malhotra A, Mossa‐Basha M, Sekhar L, Liu Q, Lu J, Hu C, Zhu C. Assessment of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Plaques Using 3D Black‐Blood MRI: Comparison With 3D Time‐of‐Flight MRA and DSA. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2020, 53: 469-478. PMID: 32864816, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.27341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic attackDigital subtraction angiographyMagnetic resonance angiographyPosterior circulation strokeInterclass correlation coefficientDegree of stenosisBlack blood MRINonstenotic plaquesIntracranial stenosisPlaque assessmentIntracranial vessel wall imagingIschemic stroke patientsIntracranial artery stenosisIntracranial atherosclerotic plaquesFlight magnetic resonance angiographyMann-Whitney U testAtherosclerotic plaque assessmentStage 2 J. MagnT-testStudent's t-testVessel wall imagingIschemic attackCohort studyArtery stenosisStroke patients
2019
Higher Plaque Burden of Middle Cerebral Artery Is Associated With Recurrent Ischemic Stroke
Ran Y, Wang Y, Zhu M, Wu X, Malhotra A, Lei X, Zhang F, Wang X, Xie S, Zhou J, Zhu J, Cheng J, Zhu C. Higher Plaque Burden of Middle Cerebral Artery Is Associated With Recurrent Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2019, 51: 659-662. PMID: 31856694, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.028405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent ischemic strokeMiddle cerebral arteryMagnetic resonance vessel wall imagingPlaque burdenIschemic strokeVessel wall imagingAcute strokeCerebral arteryRecurrent strokeChronic strokeStroke patientsPlaque characteristicsMiddle cerebral artery plaqueRecurrent acute strokeRecurrent stroke groupRecurrent stroke patientsAcute stroke patientsHigher plaque burdenMethods One hundredDegree of stenosisClinical factorsStroke groupArtery plaquesFemale sexImaging featuresCulprit intracranial plaque without substantial stenosis in acute ischemic stroke on vessel wall MRI: A systematic review
Wang Y, Liu X, Wu X, Degnan AJ, Malhotra A, Zhu C. Culprit intracranial plaque without substantial stenosis in acute ischemic stroke on vessel wall MRI: A systematic review. Atherosclerosis 2019, 287: 112-121. PMID: 31254918, PMCID: PMC6707846, DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.06.907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain IschemiaCerebral ArteriesHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalIntracranial ArteriosclerosisMagnetic Resonance AngiographyPlaque, AtheroscleroticConceptsIschemic stroke patientsVessel wall MRISubstantial stenosisIschemic strokeStroke patientsMagnetic resonance angiographyIntracranial plaquesPlaque featuresAtherosclerotic plaquesSystematic reviewHigh-resolution vessel wall MRIHigh-risk plaque featuresAcute ischemic stroke patientsProgressive motor deficitsAcute ischemic strokeIntracranial atherosclerotic plaquesOverall functional outcomeHigh-risk plaquesRelevant clinical dataArterial atherosclerotic plaquesArticle reference listsAcute strokeCulprit plaquesIntracranial atherosclerosisMotor deficits