Abstract #4112

Assessment of Moyamoya Disease by Using Vessel Wall Imaging with MSDE Technique: Feasibility and Implication

Akira Kunimatsu¹, Yasushi Watanabe², Mitsuharu Miyoshi³, Yuichi Suzuki², Kouhei Kamiya¹, Hiroyuki Kabasawa³, Harushi Mori¹, and Kuni Ohtomo¹

¹Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ³Global MR Applications and Workflow, GE Healthcare, Tokyo, Japan

We assessed diagnostic feasibility of vessel wall imaging with MSDE-prepared, 3D T1-weighted variable refocusing flip angle fast spin echo MR imaging (CUBE T1) in differentiation between moyamoya disease (MMD) and intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD), both of which can cause stenosis of the intracranial arteries. MSDE-prepared CUBE T1 enabled correct differentiation in our cohorts and may be helpful to differentiate MMD from ICAD when luminal narrowing is found on conventional brain MRA.

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