Vera Novak1, A M Abduljalil, P Novak, P M Robitaille. 1. Department of Medicine/Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. vnovak@caregroup.harvard.edu
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ultrahigh-field MRI at 8 T offers unprecedented resolution for imaging brain structures and microvasculature. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to apply high-resolution MRI for stroke imaging and to characterize findings at 1.5 and 8 T. METHODS: Seventeen subjects with minor ischemic infarcts were studied using T2-weighted gradient echo (GE) and rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement (RARE) images at 8 T with resolution up to 200 microm. In 10 subjects, T1- and T2-weighted fast spin echo (FSE) and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images were also acquired at 1.5-T MRI. RESULTS: The 8-T images showed infarcts as sharply demarcated areas of high-signal intensity (n=21) and revealed more infarctions than 1.5-T images (n=14) (P<.003). The low-signal intensity areas that surrounded infarctions were suggestive of hemosiderin deposits. The 8-T characteristics of microvessels terminating within the infractions were distinct from normal vasculature. The 8-T images revealed an angioma at the site of a second stroke, not apparent on 1.5-T images. CONCLUSIONS: Ultrahigh-field MRI at 8 T is feasible for stroke imaging. The 8-T MRI visualized infarcts and microvasculature with high resolution, revealing infarcts and vascular pathologies that were not apparent at 1.5 T.
BACKGROUND: Ultrahigh-field MRI at 8 T offers unprecedented resolution for imaging brain structures and microvasculature. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to apply high-resolution MRI for stroke imaging and to characterize findings at 1.5 and 8 T. METHODS: Seventeen subjects with minor ischemic infarcts were studied using T2-weighted gradient echo (GE) and rapid acquisition with relaxation enhancement (RARE) images at 8 T with resolution up to 200 microm. In 10 subjects, T1- and T2-weighted fast spin echo (FSE) and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images were also acquired at 1.5-T MRI. RESULTS: The 8-T images showed infarcts as sharply demarcated areas of high-signal intensity (n=21) and revealed more infarctions than 1.5-T images (n=14) (P<.003). The low-signal intensity areas that surrounded infarctions were suggestive of hemosiderin deposits. The 8-T characteristics of microvessels terminating within the infractions were distinct from normal vasculature. The 8-T images revealed an angioma at the site of a second stroke, not apparent on 1.5-T images. CONCLUSIONS: Ultrahigh-field MRI at 8 T is feasible for stroke imaging. The 8-T MRI visualized infarcts and microvasculature with high resolution, revealing infarcts and vascular pathologies that were not apparent at 1.5 T.
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