Prevalence and Significance of the Vessel-Cluster Sign on Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging in Patients With Severe Small Vessel Disease.

Salvatore Rudilosso Ernest Chui Michael S StringerMichael ThrippletonFrancesca M Chappell Gordon W BlairDaniela Jaime GarcÃaFergus N DoubalIona HamiltonAnna Kopczak Michael Ingrish Danielle KerkhofsWalter H BackesJulie StaalsRobert J Van Oostenbrugge Marco Duering Martin Dichgans Joanna Marguerite Wardlawnull null

Published in: Neurology (2022)

Vessel-clusters might correspond to maximally dilated vessels in white matter that are approaching complete tissue injury and cavitation. The pathophysiological significance of this new feature warrants further longitudinal investigation.

Keyphrases

white matter
high resolution
machine learning
risk factors
magnetic resonance
early onset
magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
mass spectrometry
network analysis