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Fig. 3 | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Fig. 3

From: 3D whole-brain vessel wall cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: a study on the reliability in the quantification of intracranial vessel dimensions

Fig. 3

Two representative clinical cases imaged with 3D intracranial vessel wall (IVW) CMR. Contrast-enhanced MRA demonstrates a severe stenosis at the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) M1 segment (arrow in a) in a 42-year-old male patient and a moderate stenosis at the right vertebral artery (VA) (arrow in f) in a 48-year-old female patient. Reconstructed long-axis images from 3D whole-brain IVW scan and rescan reveal wall thickening at both stenoses (arrows in b and d, g and i). Reconstructed short-axis (cross-section) images for the MCA plaque (c and e) and VA plaque (h and j) demonstrate the eccentric wall thickening. Note that the delineation quality of these plaques from scan and rescan are visually comparable

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