Vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging for central nervous system vasculitis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4165.2025.03.010
- VernacularTitle:中枢神经系统血管炎的血管壁磁共振成像
- Author:
Huijie FU
1
;
Jinbo YANG
;
Cong ZHANG
Author Information
1. 邢台市第九医院神经内科，邢台 055250
- Keywords:
Vasculitis, central nervous system;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Stroke
- From:
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases
2025;33(3):217-223
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Central nervous system vasculitis (CNSV) is a type of inflammatory disease involving the blood vessels of the brain, spinal cord and meninges, and its clinical diagnosis is quite challenging. The sensitivity and specificity of traditional imaging examinations are very low, while high-resolution vessel wall imaging (HRVWI) can clearly show vascular wall and perivascular lesions. CNSV on HRVWI may manifested as concentric thickening and enhancement of the vascular wall, and perivascular enhancement with or without vascular stenosis. HRVWI has high value in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of CNSV and related diseases. This article reviews the HRVWI characteristics of CNSV and the differential diagnosis of related diseases.
