Review
High-Resolution MR Intracranial Vascular Wall Imaging Technology Research and Clinical Application Progress
Ming-Juan Sun1 and Si-Bin Liu2,*
1Department of Medicine, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434000, China; 2Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434000, China.
*, Correspondence: Si-Bin Liu, Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434000, China. Telephone number: 86 18107167079. Email: [email protected].
Received: June 10, 2023; Accepted: May 1, 2024; Published online: September 3, 2024.
Cite this paper: Ming-Juan Sun and Si-Bin Liu. (2024) High-Resolution MR Intracranial Vascular Wall Imaging Technology Research and Clinical Application Progress. Global Journal of Imaging and Interventional Medicine, 5(1):7-17. http://naturescholars.com/gjiim.050102. https://doi.org/10.46633/gjiim.050102.
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Abstract
Vascular wall imaging (VWI), as a new technology for displaying intravascular diseases, can identify intracranial artery disease even when no abnormalities are found in luminal angiography, which has good application value for the diagnosis and prediction of cerebrovascular diseases.The combination of vessel wall imaging plain scan and contrast enhancement provides more imaging and diagnostic information for intracranial atherosclerotic plaques, CNS vasculitis, reversible vasoconstriction syndrome, aneurysms, arterial dissections, and moyamoya disease than conventional luminal imaging techniques, which compensate for the lack of luminal narrowing alone.This article introduces the research progress and clinical application of vascular wall imaging technology.
Keywords: High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Vascular Wall Imaging; Intracranial Vascular Disease; Atherosclerotic Plaque.