Development of researches in intracranial atherosclerosis based on the high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging / 中国脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

Intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAS) is a common cause of ischemic stroke. The symptomatic ICAS is closely associated with frequent stroke recurrence, while the asymptomatic ICAS has evidently higher risk of future stroke onset. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging is regarded as a significant emerging method. In addition to non-invasive identification of intracranial artery stenosis causes, accurate stroke mechanism judgment and plaque stability evaluation, it has great advantages and clinical value in observing the dynamic evolution of lesions and characteristics of perforating arteries, evaluation of drug efficacy and guidance of intravascular treatment of intracranial artery stenosis. The article aims to review the recent development of researches in the mentioned aspects.