| Imaging of cerebral vasculitis. | |
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PMID: 18705942 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: In young patients, vasculitic stenoses of cerebral blood vessels are an important cause of cerebral ischaemia. Diagnosis may prove very difficult. SUMMARY OF REVIEW: The diagnostic process is usually initiated by the detection of brain lesions consistent with cerebral vasculitis. Multiple infarcts of various ages in more than one vascular territory are thought to be suggestive of a vascular inflammatory disease. The next step in the imaging of patients with suspected vasculitis is the search for an underlying vascular stenosis. Today, magnetic resonance angiography is the principal modality for the investigation of patients thought to have intracranial stenoses. At 1.5 T, only large brain arteries can be imaged with a high diagnostic accuracy. Intraarterial DSA remains an indispensable tool for the investigation of medium and small brain artery stenoses. CONCLUSIONS: However, contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging may be able to demonstrate wall thickening and contrast uptake in large cerebral arteries, obviating biopsy in patients with basal vasculitis. |
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Authors:
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Wilhelm Küker |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society Volume: 2 ISSN: 1747-4949 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2007 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-08-18 Completed Date: 2008-11-04 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101274068 Medline TA: Int J Stroke Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 184-90 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neuroradiology, West Wing, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK. Wilhelm.Kuker@ndm.ox.ac.uk |
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Brain
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blood supply* Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging* / methods Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / classification, diagnosis* |
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