MR Angiography of Extracranial Carotid Disease.

Anthony Peret, Griselda Romero-Sanchez, Mona Dabiri, Joseph Scott McNally, Kevin M Johnson, Mahmud Mossa-Basha, Laura B Eisenmenger

Journal: Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America 2023;31(3):395-411

PMID: 37414468

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Abstract

Magnetic resonance angiography sequences, such as time-of-flight and contrast-enhanced angiography, provide clear depiction of vessel lumen, traditionally used to evaluate carotid pathologic conditions such as stenosis, dissection, and occlusion; however, atherosclerotic plaques with a similar degree of stenosis may vary tremendously from a histopathological standpoint. MR vessel wall imaging is a promising noninvasive method to evaluate the content of the vessel wall at high spatial resolution. This is particularly interesting in the case of atherosclerosis as vessel wall imaging can identify higher risk, vulnerable plaques as well as has potential applications in the evaluation of other carotid pathologic conditions.

Address: Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA.; Department of Radiology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Avenida Vasco de Quiroga No.15, Colonia Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI, Delegación Tlalpan C.P.14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico City, Mexico.; Radiology Department, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Science, No 63, Gharib Avenue, Keshavarz Blv, Tehran 1419733151, Iran.; Department of Radiology, University of Utah, 50 N Medical Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.; Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA.; Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.; Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2023.04.003

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MeSH Terms: Humans, Carotid Stenosis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Constriction, Pathologic, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Plaque, Atherosclerotic