title: Intracranial vessel wall MRI.
abstract: There are many different methods of imaging the intracranial arteries; however, the vast majority of currently used techniques are based on luminal imaging. Although this is useful, it does have limitations as many different pathological processes can produce the same appearance. Therefore, directly imaging the site of the pathology - the vessel wall itself - offers the hope of discriminating between different disease processes. In this review, we will discuss the current status of vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging alongside its potential usefulness in differentiating between various disease entities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, The Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 17176, Sweden. Electronic address: bhogalweb@aol.com.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhogal
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, The Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 17176, Sweden.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Navaei
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, The Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB, UK.
authors.forename: H L D
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Makalanda
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, The Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 17176, Sweden.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brouwer
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, The Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 17176, Sweden.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sjöstrand
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network and the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Mandell
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, The Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 17176, Sweden.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lilja
mesh_terms: D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D059629:Signal-To-Noise Ratio
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media