This study prospectively compared the differences of fluid-attenuated inversion recovery vascular hyperintensity (FVH) score and MR measurements between patients with mild-to-moderate and severe vascular stenosis, and analyzed the relationship between the FVH score and MRI measurements. It was found that the FVH score in severe-occlusion group were higher than those in mild-to-moderate stenosis group. In addition, FVH scores were positively correlated with the ratio of relative CBF2.5 value, and negatively correlated with the ADC value, indicating FVH score was correlated with collateral circulation and brain edema. No significant correlation was observed between the FVH score and amide-proton-transfer weighted measurement, suggesting that FVH had little effect on acid-base metabolism.
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