ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023
Basilar artery plaque distribution is associated with pontine infarction and vertebrobasilar artery geometry.
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- Effect of geometric parameters of the vertebrobasilar artery on vertebrobasilar system geometries and basilar artery curvature.Neuroradiology · 2026Article
- Endovascular structures of the basilar artery as forms of the basilar nonfusion spectrum.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Local artery geometry characteristics associated with middle cerebral atherosclerotic stenosis.Neuroradiology · 2025Article
- Relationship between fetal-type posterior cerebral artery and basilar artery atherosclerosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Characteristics and evaluation of atherosclerotic plaques: an overview of state-of-the-art techniques.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Background: Basilar artery (BA) atherosclerosis is a common cause of posterior-circulation ischemic stroke. In this study, we investigate the relationship between BA plaque distribution and pontine infarction (PI), further, explore the influence of vertebrobasilar artery (VBA) geometries on BA plaque distribution. Materials and methods: 303 patients were performed with MRI in this study, patients were divided into three groups: no cerebral infarction (NCI), anterior circulation cerebral infarction (ACCI), and posterior circulation cerebral infarction (PCCI), the VBA geometry was classified into four configurations: Walking, Tuning Fork, Lambda, and No Confluence. The AP-Mid-BA, Lateral-Mid-BA, and VA-BA angles were measured on three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography. Patients underwent high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging to evaluate the BA plaque distribution (either anterior, posterior, or lateral wall). Acute and subacute cerebral infarction [including pontine infarction (PI)] were identified by T2 weighted imaging-fluid-attenuated inversion recovery and diffusion-weighted imaging. Results: The presence of BA plaque ( Conclusion: BA plaque was related to PCCI, BA plaque distribution was associated with PI, and VBA configuration strongly influences BA plaque distribution.
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