Characterization of lenticulostriate arteries with high resolution black-blood T1-weighted turbo spin echo with variable flip angles at 3 and 7?Tesla
Source: NeuroImage
2019 Oct;99:184-193..
Author: Samantha J.Ma, Mona Sharifi Sarabi, Lirong Yan, Xingfeng Shao, Yue Chen, Qi Yang, Kay Jann, Arthur W. Toga, Yonggang Shi, Danny J.J. Wang PubMed ID: 31158475
Abstract:
The lenticulostriate arteries (LSAs) with small diameters of a few hundred microns take origin directly from the high flow middle cerebral artery (MCA), making them especially susceptible to damage (e.g. by hypertension). This study aims to present high resolution (isotropic ?0.5?mm), black blood MRI for the visualization and characterization of LSAs at both 3?T and 7?T.