Evaluation of chronic carotid artery occlusion by non-contrast 3D-MERGE MR vessel wall imaging: comparison with 3D-TOF-MRA, contrast-enhanced MRA, and DSA.
Jin ZhangShenghao DingHuilin ZhaoBeibei SunXiao LiYan ZhouJieqing WanAndrew J DegnanJianrong XuChengcheng ZhuPublished in: European radiology (2020)
• Excellent agreement was found between 3D-MERGE and DSA for assessing chronic carotid artery occlusion, occlusion site, and proximal stump condition. • 3D-MERGE was shown to be a more accurate and efficient tool than 3D-TOF-MRA to detect the characteristics of the occluded segment. • 3D-MERGE provides not only luminal images for characterizing the proximal characteristics of occlusion but also vessel wall images for assessing the distal lumen and morphology of occlusion segment, which might help clinicians to optimize the treatment strategy for patients with chronic carotid artery occlusion.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- diffusion weighted imaging
- mass spectrometry
- ms ms
- deep learning
- high resolution
- optical coherence tomography
- palliative care
- convolutional neural network
- photodynamic therapy
- fluorescence imaging
- replacement therapy