Previous studies have suggested that fluid-attenuated inversion recovery vascular hyperintensity (FVH) and asymmetrical prominent cortical veins (APCVs) may be related with collateral flow in cerebral ischemia. Some studies showed susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) can reflect oxygenation fraction (OEF) in venous blood. Here, we prospectively compared the differences of FVH and APCVs scores in different types of vascular stenosis, and analyzed the relationships of the FVH score with the APCVs score, the venous-oxygen-saturation related MR measurements as well as the NIHSS score in patients with cerebral infarction. It was found that FVH and APCVs scores in severe-occlusion group were significantly higher than those in mild-to-moderate group. In addition, FVH score was positively correlated with APCVs score, rΔφ (phase value) and NIHSSadmission. It suggests that the occurrence of FVH is related to cerebral oxygen metabolism.
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