Purpose. Conventional two-dimensional vessel wall imaging has been used to depict the @entity2500 ( @entity2500 ) wall in @entity1 with recent small subcortical @entity1188 (RSSIs). However, its clinical use has been limited by restricted spatial coverage, low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and long scan time. We used a novel three-dimensional high-resolution MR imaging (3D HR-MRI) technique to investigate the presence, locations, and contrast-enhanced patterns of @entity2500 plaques and their relationship with RSSI. Methods. Nineteen consecutive @entity1 with RSSI but no luminal stenosis on MR angiography were prospectively enrolled. 3D HR-MRI was performed using a T1w-SPACE sequence at 3.0   T. The presence, locations, and contrast-enhanced patterns of the @entity2500 plaques on the ipsilateral and contralateral sides to the RSSI were analyzed. Results. Eighteen @entity1 successfully completed the study. @entity2500 @entity731 occurred more frequently on the ipsilateral than the contralateral side to the RSSI (72.2% versus 33.3%, P = 0.044). The occurrence of superiorly located plaques was significantly higher on the ipsilateral than the contralateral side of the @entity2500 (66.7% versus 27.8%; P = 0.044). Conclusions. Superiorly located plaques are closely associated with RSSI. 3D high-resolution vessel wall imaging may be a potential tool for etiologic assessment of @entity385 .

Middle Cerebral XXXX in Recent Small Subcortical Infarction: A Three-Dimensional High-resolution MR Study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity2500 :: ('MESH:D020244', 'Disease') :: ['middle cerebral artery', 'MCA'] @entity1188 :: ('MESH:D007238', 'Disease') :: ['infarctions'] @entity731 :: ('MESH:D050197', 'Disease') :: ['atherosclerotic plaques'] @entity385 :: ('MESH:D002544', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic stroke']
@entity731 :: (MESH:D050197,Disease) :: ['Artery Atherosclerotic Plaques']
