Vessel Wall MRI in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Nonstenosing Intracranial Atherosclerotic Lesions in Acute Stroke

HomeStrokeVol. 55, No. 2Vessel Wall MRI in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Nonstenosing Intracranial Atherosclerotic Lesions in Acute Stroke No AccessCase ReportRequest AccessFull TextAboutView Full TextView PDFView EPUBSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyReddit Jump toNo AccessCase ReportRequest AccessFull TextVessel Wall MRI in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Nonstenosing Intracranial Atherosclerotic Lesions in Acute Stroke Beatrice Del Bello, Elisa Rognone, Anna Pichiecchio, Anna Cavallini and Federico Mazzacane Beatrice Del BelloBeatrice Del Bello Correspondence to: Beatrice Del Bello, MD, Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Bassi, 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy. Email E-mail Address: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5499-8342 Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy (B.D.B., A.P., F.M.). Department of Stroke Unit and Emergency Neurology (B.D.B., A.C., F.M.), IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy. , Elisa RognoneElisa Rognone https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7627-5613 Department of Neuroradiology (E.M., A.P.), IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy. , Anna PichiecchioAnna Pichiecchio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5654-4088 Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy (B.D.B., A.P., F.M.). Department of Neuroradiology (E.M., A.P.), IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy. , Anna CavalliniAnna Cavallini https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5227-1502 Department of Stroke Unit and Emergency Neurology (B.D.B., A.C., F.M.), IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy. and Federico MazzacaneFederico Mazzacane https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2224-8002 Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy (B.D.B., A.P., F.M.). Department of Stroke Unit and Emergency Neurology (B.D.B., A.C., F.M.), IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy. Originally published21 Dec 2023https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.044710Stroke. 2024;55:e35–e38FootnotesFor Sources of Funding and Disclosures, see page e38.Correspondence to: Beatrice Del Bello, MD, Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Bassi, 21, 27100 Pavia, Italy. Email beatrice.delbello01@universitadipavia.itREFERENCES1. Diener HC, Easton JD, Hart RG, Kasner S, Kamel H, Ntaios G. Review and update of the concept of embolic stroke of undetermined source.Nat Rev Neurol. 2022; 18:455–465. doi: 10.1038/s41582-022-00663-4CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Sannananja B, Zhu C, Mossa-Basha M. Vessel wall imaging in cryptogenic stroke.Radiol Clin North Am. 2023; 61:491–500. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2023.01.006CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Song JW, Pavlou A, Xiao J, Kasner SE, Fan Z, Messé SR. 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