title: Noninvasive angiography (magnetic resonance and computed tomography) in the diagnosis of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. Techniques and clinical applications.
abstract: Noninvasive diagnostic imaging of the craniocervical and intracranial vasculature is a domain of computed tomography angiography (CTA), magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) and Doppler/duplex ultrasound, the latter not being the topic of this presentation. We give a methodological background for both, CTA and MRA, followed by a critical appraisal of both imaging modalities in the diagnosis of ischemic cerebrovascular disease. The contribution of noninvasive vascular imaging to vascular malformations (including aneurysms, fistulas and cerebral-vein thrombosis) is beyond the scope of this paper and therefore not covered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany. Peter.Schellinger@neuro.imed.uni-erlangen.de
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Schellinger
authors.forename: Gregor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kohrmann
authors.forename: Arnd
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dorfler
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed