Alterations of cerebral perfusion in asymptomatic internal carotid artery steno-occlusive disease

Autor: Ya-Fang Chen, Sung-Chun Tang, Wen-Chau Wu, Hsien-Li Kao, Yen-Shu Kuo, Shun-Chung Yang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02094-4
Popis: Abstract Patients with asymptomatic occlusion in the internal carotid arteries (ICA) have been shown to have a better preserved hemodynamic status of the brain as compared to patients with symptoms. This study was aimed to explore the cerebral perfusion alterations in asymptomatic patients using multi-parametric arterial spin-labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Forty-two patients diagnosed with asymptomatic ICA stenosis/occlusion were prospectively included and divided into high-grade (ultrasonographic stenosis ≥70%, N = 20) and low-grade groups (N = 22). On a 3-Tesla clinical MR scanner, pseudo-continuous ASL was performed to measure cerebral blood flow CBF, arterial transit time ATT, and flow territory. Fisher’s exact test indicates that the high-grade group has higher frequency in asymmetric ATT (p
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