title: Vessel wall MRI for suspected isolated basilar artery dissection.
abstract: Isolated basilar artery dissection is an uncommon intracranial vasculopathy with a poor prognosis. Digital subtraction angiography is considered the definitive modality for diagnosis. Vessel wall MRI (VW-MRI) is an emerging non-invasive technique for assessing the structural integrity of intracranial vessel walls and lumina. Recently, a small number of studies have described the vessel wall patterns of intracranial artery dissection. However, studies on vessel wall imaging of isolated basilar artery dissection remain limited. We describe a patient with suspected isolated spontaneous basilar artery dissection diagnosed using VW-MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Mail Code L10, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: obuseze@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Emmanuel C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Obusez
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroradiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Mail Code L10, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroradiology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Ferdinand
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
keywords: Basilar dissection; Digital subtraction angiography; MRI; Vessel wall imaging