Basi-parallel Anatomical Scanning (BPAS)-MRI Can Improve Discrimination of Vertebral Artery Dissection from Atherosclerosis and Hypoplasia

摘要

Rationale and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of combining basi-parallel anatomic scanning (BPAS)-magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings with those of time-of-flight (TOF)-MR angiography (MRA) for differentiating vertebral artery dissection (VAD) from other causes of true artery narrowing such as atherosclerosis or an anatomical variation such as vertebral artery hypoplasia.