Andreas Harloff1, Stefanie Brendecke1, Jan Simon1, Wolf Wallis1, Dawit Assefa2, Thomas Helbing2, Alex Frydrychowicz3, Johannes Weber4, Cornelius Weiller1, Jrgen Hennig3, Michael Markl3
1Neurology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; 2Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; 3Diagnostic Radiology, MR Physics, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; 4Neuroradiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a dedicated multi-contrast 3D MRI protocol for the reliable detection of aortic high-risk plaques in the entire thoracic aorta of acute stroke patients. Findings were compared with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).