scholarly journals Lipid-Rich Necrotic Core of Basilar Artery Atherosclerotic Plaque: Contrast-Enhanced Black Blood Imaging on Vessel Wall Imaging

Diagnostics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Young Kwang Lee ◽  
Hyo Sung Kwak ◽  
Gyung Ho Chung ◽  
Seung Bae Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Basilar Artery ◽  
Reference Method ◽  
Necrotic Core ◽  
Plaque Burden ◽  
Black Blood ◽  
Maximum Wall Thickness ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Black Blood Imaging ◽  
Blood Imaging ◽  
Wall Imaging

Purpose: We wished to evaluate the lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC) using contrast-enhanced T1-weighted (CE-T1W) black-blood (BB) imaging for vessel walls. Methods: Ninety-five patients with basilar artery (BA) stenosis who underwent magnetic resonance angiography between January 2016 and August 2018 were enrolled into this present study. CE-T1W BB imaging was considered as a reference method for identifying an LRNC. Results: Ten (10.5%) patients were identified as having an LRNC on CE-T1W BB imaging. Of these patients, 9 had acute symptoms. The extent of stenosis in patients with an LRNC on CE-T1W BB imaging was significantly greater than that of patients without an LRNC (p < 0.001). The maximum wall thickness in patients with an LRNC on CE-T1W imaging was significantly thicker than that of patients without an LRNC (p = 0.008). Conclusions: Identification of an LRNC on CE-T1W BB imaging was associated with high-grade stenosis and massive plaque burden from BA atherosclerosis.

Contrast-enhanced modified 3D T1-weighted TSE black-blood imaging can improve detection of infectious and neoplastic meningitis

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 866-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nora Navina Sommer ◽  
Romina Pons Lucas ◽  
Eva Coppenrath ◽  
Hendrik Kooijman ◽  
Franziska Galiè ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neoplastic Meningitis ◽  
Black Blood ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Black Blood Imaging ◽  
Blood Imaging

scholarly journals Improvement of the Diagnostic Performance of Facial Neuritis Using Contrast-Enhanced 3D T1 Black-Blood Imaging: Comparison with Contrast-Enhanced 3D T1-Spoiled Gradient-Echo Imaging

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1850
Author(s):  
Seun-Ah Lee ◽  
Sang-Won Jo ◽  
Suk-Ki Chang ◽  
Ki-Han Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Diagnostic Performance ◽  
Spin Echo ◽  
Fast Spin Echo ◽  
Black Blood ◽  
Gradient Echo ◽  
Diagnostic Confidence ◽  
Contrast Enhanced ◽  
Black Blood Imaging ◽  
Spoiled Gradient Echo

This study aims to investigate the diagnostic ability of the contrast-enhanced 3D T1 black-blood fast spin-echo (T1 BB-FSE) sequence compared with the contrast-enhanced 3D T1-spoiled gradient-echo (CE-GRE) sequence in patients with facial neuritis. Forty-five patients with facial neuritis who underwent temporal bone MR imaging, including T1 BB-FSE and CE-GRE imaging, were examined. Two reviewers independently assessed the T1 BB-FSE and CE-GRE images in terms of diagnostic performance, and qualitative (diagnostic confidence and visual asymmetric enhancement) and quantitative analysis (contrast-enhancing lesion extent of the canalicular segment of the affected facial nerve (LEC) and the affected side-to-normal signal intensity ratio (rSI)). The AUCs of each reviewer, and the sensitivity and accuracy of T1 BB-FSE were significantly superior to those of CE-GRE (p < 0.05). Regarding diagnostic confidence and visual asymmetric enhancement, T1 BB-FSE tended to be rated greater than CE-GRE (p < 0.05). Additionally, in quantitative analysis, LEC and rSI of the canalicular segment on T1 BB-FSE were larger than those on CE-GRE (p < 0.05). The T1 BB-FSE sequence was significantly superior to the CE-GRE sequence, with more conspicuous lesion visualization in terms of both qualitative and quantitative aspects in patients with facial neuritis.

scholarly journals 3D Fast Spin-Echo T1 Black-Blood Imaging for the Diagnosis of Cervical Artery Dissection

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. E103-E106 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Edjlali ◽  
P. Roca ◽  
C. Rabrait ◽  
O. Naggara ◽  
C. Oppenheim
Keyword(s):  
Spin Echo ◽  
Fast Spin Echo ◽  
Artery Dissection ◽  
Cervical Artery Dissection ◽  
Black Blood ◽  
Black Blood Imaging ◽  
Cervical Artery ◽  
Blood Imaging ◽  
Fast Spin

Magnetic resonance coronary angiography to evaluate coronary arterial lesions in patients with Kawasaki disease

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 563-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsuko Suzuki ◽  
Atsushi Takemura ◽  
Rikako Inaba ◽  
Tomoyoshi Sonobe ◽  
Keiji Tsuchiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Kawasaki Disease ◽  
Coronary Angiography ◽  
Black Blood ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Coronary Angiography ◽  
Arterial Lesions ◽  
Black Blood Imaging ◽  
Blood Imaging ◽  
Bright Blood

We evaluated the efficiency of non-invasive magnetic resonance coronary angiography in detecting coronary arterial lesions in 106 patients, aged from 4 months to 37 years, with a median of 13 years, with Kawasaki disease. Non-contrast enhanced, free-breathing magnetic resonance coronary angiographic studies using both the steady-state free precession technique, namely bright blood imaging, and navigator-echo proton density weighted black blood imaging, so-called black blood imaging, were performed in all the patients. Conventional X-ray coronary angiography was performed in 70 patients with coronary arterial lesions.We observed 97 aneurysms, 17 dilatations, 17 occlusions, 18 localized stenoses and 10 recanalized vessels, and we clarified their unique pattern of images on magnetic resonance coronary angiography. The differences in size of the aneurysms as seen on X-ray coronary angiography and bright blood imaging was mean 0.0, and the 95% confidence interval was from −1.4 to 1.5 on the Bland-Altman plots. With bright blood imaging, the sensitivity of occlusion and localized stenosis based on X-ray angiography was 94.2% and 97.2%, specificity was 99.5% and 97.2%, and negative-predictive value was 99.5% and 97.2%, respectively. Black blood imaging provided remarkable visualization of the thickened intima of aneurysms, and/or thrombus, in 38 lesions. We conclude that magnetic resonance coronary angiography can visualize all types of lesions due to Kawasaki disease in patients of all ages, and that it is useful to reduce the number of times X-ray angiography needs to be performed in patients with Kawasaki disease.

Fast 3D isotropic imaging of the aortic vessel wall by application of 2D spatially selective excitation and a new way of inversion recovery for black blood imaging

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 547-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Mooiweer ◽  
Alessandro Sbrizzi ◽  
Hamza El Aidi ◽  
Anouk L.M. Eikendal ◽  
Alexander Raaijmakers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vessel Wall ◽  
Selective Excitation ◽  
Inversion Recovery ◽  
Black Blood ◽  
Black Blood Imaging ◽  
Blood Imaging
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