Clinical Applications of 3D MR Vessel Wall Imaging
Huilin Zhao1
1Radiology, Renji Hospital，Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China

Synopsis

3D MR vessel wall imaging (3D MR VWI) can characterise vessel wall pathology affecting extra- and intracranial arteries and helps in differentiating vasculopathies. 3D MR VWI has emerged as an invaluable technique for understanding and evaluating cerebrovascular diseases. In this talk, technical considerations of 3D MR VWI are discussed and current applications of 3D MR VWI in cerebrovascular atherosclerosis, aneurysm and dissection are reviewed.

Significant progress has been made in 3-dimensional MR vessel wall imaging (3D MR VWI) techniques in recent years. Due to fast imaging times and results comparable to many clinical techniques, 3D MR VWI helps in differentiating vasculopathies. Besides the traditional imaging hallmarks such as the degree of luminal stenosis and the presence of various vulnerable plaque characteristics, the burden of lesion and pattern of contrast enhancement in MR VWI provides new insight for understanding and evaluating cerebrovascular diseases and has potential to permit earlier diagnosis and treatment. This talk is an overview of the recent advances in neurovascular 3D MR Vessel Wall Imaging and their potential clinical applications in neurovascular disease, especially in atherosclerosis, aneurysm and dissection.

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Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 30 (2022)