Assessment of Intracranial Atherosclerotic Plaques Using 3D Black-Blood MRI: Comparison With 3D Time-of-Flight MRA and DSA.
Xia TianBing TianZhang ShiXiao WuWenjia PengXuefeng ZhangAjay MalhotraMahmud Mossa-BashaLaligam SekharQi LiuJianping LuChunhong HuChengcheng ZhuPublished in: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI (2020)
3D black-blood MRI is accurate and reproducible for quantifying intracranial artery stenosis compared with DSA, and performs better than 3D TOF. As compared to DSA, it detects more nonstenotic plaques. Level of Evidence 1 Technical Efficacy Stage 2 J. MAGN. RESON. IMAGING 2021;53:469-478.