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Comparative Study
. 2008 Jun;39(6):1894-7.
doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.503482. Epub 2008 Apr 10.

Assessment of intracranial collateral flow by using dynamic arterial spin labeling MRA and transcranial color-coded duplex ultrasound

Fabrizio Sallustio  1 , Rolf Kern, Matthias Günther, Kristina Szabo, Martin Griebe, Stephen Meairs, Michael Hennerici, Achim Gass
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Comparative Study

Assessment of intracranial collateral flow by using dynamic arterial spin labeling MRA and transcranial color-coded duplex ultrasound

Fabrizio Sallustio et al. Stroke. 2008 Jun.

Abstract

Background and purpose: To evaluate the potential of a new dynamic MRA sequence (DynAngio) based on arterial spin labeling for the assessment of intracranial collateral flow.

Methods: Twelve patients with unilateral internal carotid artery obstruction were investigated. Different patterns of collateral flow were compared between DynAngio, transcranial color-coded duplex ultrasound, and time-of-flight MRA.

Results: There was a good agreement between the methods, with sensitivities between 80% and 90%. Small collateral vessels were detected more frequently with DynAngio compared to time-of-flight MRA.

Conclusions: DynAngio provides anatomic and similar to transcranial color-coded duplex ultrasound functional information on collateral flow for the assessment of intracranial hemodynamics.

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