Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2704186 | Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Dissection of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) is less frequent compared with dissection of vessels in the vertebrobasilar system or dissection of the carotid artery. High-resolution cross-sectional magnetic resonance imaging (HRMRI) has emerged as a potential technique for atherosclerotic plaque imaging in MCA. We enrolled 3 patients with MCA dissection on whom HRMRI was performed for evaluation of MCA stenosis. Two patients had an embolic infarction in the MCA territory and focal dissection. One patient had a massive infarction in the MCA territory and long-segment dissection of the MCA. On HRMRI, our objectives had an intimal flap with patency of the lumen and 1 had extensive hemorrhaging in the false lumen.
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Authors
Hyo Sung Kwak, Seung Bae Hwang, Gyung Ho Chung, Seul-Ki Jeong,