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

Key Points

• 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.

Abstract