ArticleJournal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis2023
Effect of Mid-Basilar Artery Angle and Plaque Characteristics on Pontine Infarction in Patients with Basilar Artery Plaque.
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- Analysis of perfusion in patients with vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia through use of multidelay arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Vessel wall imaging of vertebrobasilar artery configurations associated with posterior circulation infarction and high-risk atherosclerotic plaques.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Local artery geometry characteristics associated with middle cerebral atherosclerotic stenosis.Neuroradiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
aimsThe basilar artery (BA) geometry and plaque characteristics may play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis. This study was performed to explore the relationship between the mid-BA angle and plaque characteristics and its effect on pontine infarction using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging and three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography.
methodsIn total, 77 patients with BA plaques were included in this study. According to the presence of acute pontine infarction on diffusion-weighted imaging, the patients were divided into a pontine infarction group and pontine non-infarction group. The mid-BA angle, plaque burden, stenosis ratio, positive remodeling, and intraplaque hemorrhage were evaluated to investigate their effects on stroke.
resultsThe pontine infarction group had a greater plaque burden, stenosis ratio, positive remodeling, and mid-BA angle than the pontine non-infarction group. The correlation between the plaque burden and mid-BA angle was the highest (r=0.441, P＜0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the plaque burden (odds ratio, 1.164; 95% confidence interval, 1.093-1.241; P＜0.001) was an independent risk factor for pontine infarction.
conclusionThe mid-BA angle may increase the incidence of pontine infarction by increasing the plaque burden.
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