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ReviewJournal of stroke2017

Intracranial Atherosclerosis: From Microscopy to High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Wen-Jie Yang, Ka-Sing Wong, Xiang-Yan Chen

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of stroke, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07605130 (Efficacy and Safety Study of Digital Cognitive Training and PCSK9 Inhibitor-Enhanced Lipid-lowering Strategy in Patients With Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 80 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07605130 phase4not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy and Safety Study of Digital Cognitive Training and PCSK9 Inhibitor-Enhanced Lipid-lowering Strategy in Patients With Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis: A 2×2 Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorPeking Union Medical College HospitalRan2026 to 2029Enrolled420ConditionsIntracranial Arteriosclerosis, Cognitive ImpairmentArmsRosuvastatin, Ezetimibe, Recaticimab, Digital Cognitive Training, Active Control
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Statin initiation and early stroke recurrence in the Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke Trial (POINT) trial population.Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association · 2025
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  16. Association between basilar artery stenosis features, vertebral artery stenosis and perforator stroke after stenting.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2025
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  17. A radiomic model based on 7T intracranial vessel wall imaging for identification of culprit middle cerebral artery plaque associated with subcortical infarctions.Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance · 2025
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  20. Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis.Cerebrovascular diseases extra · 2025
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20 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Wen-Jie YangDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin, Hong Kong.
Ka-Sing WongDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin, Hong Kong.
Xiang-Yan ChenDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sha Tin, Hong Kong.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intracranial atherosclerosis is one of the leading causes of ischemic stroke and occurs more commonly in patients of Asian, African or Hispanic origin than in Caucasians. Although the histopathology of intracranial atherosclerotic disease resembles extracranial atherosclerosis, there are some notable differences in the onset and severity of atherosclerosis. Current understanding of intracranial atherosclerotic disease has been advanced by the high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HRMRI), a novel emerging imaging technique that can directly visualize the vessel wall pathology. However, the pathological validation of HRMRI signal characteristics remains a key step to depict the plaque components and vulnerability in intracranial atherosclerotic lesions. The purpose of this review is to describe the histological features of intracranial atherosclerosis and to state current evidences regarding the validation of MR vessel wall imaging with histopathology.

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AutopsyHistologyIntracranial atherosclerosisMagnetic resonance imaging

Identifiers

PMID28877564
PMCPMC5647638

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