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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2024

High-Resolution MRA Cerebrovascular Findings in a Tri-Ethnic Population.

Rafael Rehwald, Carole H Sudre, Lorna Smith, Magdalena Sokolska, Therese Tillin, David Atkinson, Nishi Chaturvedi, Alun D Hughes, Hans Rolf Jäger

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Cerebrovascular morphology: Insights into normal variations, aging effects and disease implications.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2025
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9 authors.

Rafael RehwaldFrom the Neuroradiological Academic Unit (R.R., M.S., H.R.J.), Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London London, UK r.rehwald@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-4357-3581
Carole H SudreMRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University college London (C.H.S., T.T., N.C., A.D.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5753-428X
Lorna SmithCentre for Medical Imaging (L.S., D.A.), Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1454-0732
Magdalena SokolskaFrom the Neuroradiological Academic Unit (R.R., M.S., H.R.J.), Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1715-5263
Therese TillinMRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University college London (C.H.S., T.T., N.C., A.D.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1590-9826
David AtkinsonCentre for Medical Imaging (L.S., D.A.), Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1124-6666
Nishi ChaturvediMRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University college London (C.H.S., T.T., N.C., A.D.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6211-2775
Alun D HughesMRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at University college London (C.H.S., T.T., N.C., A.D.H.), Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5432-5271
Hans Rolf JägerFrom the Neuroradiological Academic Unit (R.R., M.S., H.R.J.), Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6403-4184

Funding

British Heart Foundation CS/13/1/30327
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeIncidental findings on brain MRI and variations of the circle of Willis (CoW) are relatively common among the general population. Ethnic differences have been described before, but few studies have explored the prevalence of incidental intracranial cerebrovascular findings and CoW variants in the setting of a single multiethnic cohort. The purpose of this investigation was to describe both incidental cerebrovascular findings and the morphology of the CoW on high-resolution 3T TOF-MRA in a UK tri-ethnic population-based cohort and to present updated prevalence estimates and morphologic reference values. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe studied participants from the UK Southall and Brent REvisited study who underwent 3T brain MRI between 2014 and 2018. TOF-MRA images were assessed for the presence of incidental cerebrovascular findings and used to determine CoW anatomy.

resultsSeven hundred fifty participants (mean age, 71.28 [SD, 6.46] years; range, 46-90 years; 337 women), 322 White Europeans, 253 South Asians, and 175 African Caribbeans were included. Incidental cerebrovascular findings were observed in 84 subjects (11.2%, 95% CI, 9.0%-13.7%; 36 women; 42.86%, 95% CI, 32.11%-54.12%), with cerebral aneurysms being the most frequent followed by intracranial arterial stenoses with the highest prevalence among South Asians compared with White European (OR: 2.72; 95% CI, 1.22-6.08;

conclusionsIntracranial arterial stenoses were independently associated with ethnicity after adjusting for vascular risk factors, having the highest prevalence among South Asians. The prevalence of aneurysms was higher than that in previous population-based studies. We observed anatomic differences in the CoW configuration among women, men, and ethnicities.

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Circle of WillisIncidental FindingsMagnetic Resonance AngiographyAgedAged, 80 and overBlack PeopleCaribbean PeopleCerebrovascular DisordersEthnicityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSouth Asian PeopleUnited Kingdom

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PMID38997120
PMCPMC11543068

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