Evaluation of Supracardiac Atherosclerosis in Stroke with a Noncontrast Head-Neck-Aortic Vessel Wall MRI

Qianmei Jiang; Zhe Zhang; Shuo Chen; Xiong Yang; Xinyan Hu; Jin Xu; Xing Liu; Qianqian Wang; Yue Suo; Jianying Cao; Xing Liu; Si Zhang; Qikang Li; Guobin Li; Xia Yang; Xiping Gong; XueWei Peng YingGang Xie; Z. Li; Xinyu Zhao; Yongjun Wang; Jing Jing

doi:10.1148/radiol.251586

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This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a noncontrast MRI protocol in detecting atherosclerosis related to strokes.
Conducted a noncontrast vessel wall MRI from head to aortic arch.
Compared plaque detection rates with CT angiography.
Focused on cases of embolic stroke of undetermined source.
Noncontrast MRI showed a higher plaque detection rate than CT angiography.
Enhanced identification of potential causes for undetermined strokes.

Implication

A noncontrast vessel wall MRI identifies embolic stroke causes in adults, suggesting enhanced detection of plaques.

Abstract

A 15-minute noncontrast vessel wall MRI protocol from head to aortic arch demonstrated a higher plaque detection rate than CT angiography and may help identify causes of embolic stroke of undetermined source.

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Jiang et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Evaluation of Supracardiac Atherosclerosis in Stroke with a Noncontrast Head-Neck-Aortic Vessel Wall MRI

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Evaluation of Supracardiac Atherosclerosis in Stroke with a Noncontrast Head-Neck-Aortic Vessel Wall MRI

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Cite This Study

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