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Subacute vessel wall imaging at 7-T MRI in post-thrombectomy stroke patients

Truong, My LU orcid ; Markenroth Bloch, Karin LU orcid ; Andersen, Mads ; Andsberg, Gunnar LU ; Töger, Johannes LU and Wasselius, Johan LU (2019) In Neuroradiology 61(10). p.1145-1153
Abstract
Purpose
Reports from 3-T vessel wall MRI imaging have shown contrast enhancement following thrombectomy for acute stroke, suggesting potential intimal damage. Comparisons have shown higher SNR and more lesions detected by vessel wall imaging when using 7 T compared with 3 T. The aim of this study was to investigate the vessel walls after stent retriever thrombectomy using high-resolution vessel wall imaging at 7 T.

Methods
Seven patients with acute stroke caused by occlusion of the distal internal carotid artery (T-occlusion), or proximal medial cerebral artery, and treated by stent retriever thrombectomy with complete recanalization were included and examined by 7-T MRI within 2 days. The MRI protocol included a... (More)
Purpose
Reports from 3-T vessel wall MRI imaging have shown contrast enhancement following thrombectomy for acute stroke, suggesting potential intimal damage. Comparisons have shown higher SNR and more lesions detected by vessel wall imaging when using 7 T compared with 3 T. The aim of this study was to investigate the vessel walls after stent retriever thrombectomy using high-resolution vessel wall imaging at 7 T.

Methods
Seven patients with acute stroke caused by occlusion of the distal internal carotid artery (T-occlusion), or proximal medial cerebral artery, and treated by stent retriever thrombectomy with complete recanalization were included and examined by 7-T MRI within 2 days. The MRI protocol included a high-resolution black blood sequence with prospective motion correction (iMOCO), acquired before and after contrast injection. Flow measurements were performed in the treated and untreated M1 segments.

Results
All subjects completed the MRI examination. Image quality was independently rated as excellent by two neuroradiologists for all cases, and the level of motion artifacts did not impair diagnostic quality, despite severe motion in some cases. Contrast enhancement correlated with the deployment location of the stent retrievers. Flow data showed complete restoration of flow after treatment.

Conclusion
Vessel wall imaging with prospective motion correction can be performed in patients following thrombectomy with excellent imaging quality at 7 T. We show that vessel wall contrast enhancement is the normal post-operative state and corresponds to the deployment location of the stent retriever. (Less)
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1432-1920
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10.1007/s00234-019-02242-9
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  author       = {{Truong, My and Markenroth Bloch, Karin and Andersen, Mads and Andsberg, Gunnar and Töger, Johannes and Wasselius, Johan}},
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  series       = {{Neuroradiology}},
  title        = {{Subacute vessel wall imaging at 7-T MRI in post-thrombectomy stroke patients}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00234-019-02242-9}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00234-019-02242-9}},
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