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Lesson
Pre-Course Activities
1 topic, 3 min.
Lesson
Introduction to Stroke Imaging
4 topics, 17 min.
Lesson
Noncontrast CT
5 topics, 14 min.
Lesson
CTA Neck
10 topics, 33 min.
Vascular Imaging in Stroke - CTA vs MRA
2 m.Carotid and Vertebral Vasculopathies Overview & Examples of Atherosclerotic Disease
3 m.Case - Atheromatous Disease with Severe ICA Stenosis
4 m.Carotid & Vertebral Artery Dissection Overview & Examples
3 m.Case - Embolic Stroke with ICA Dissection
5 m.Collagen Vascular Diseases Overview - Examples of FMD, Carotid Web
2 m.Case - Fibromuscular Dysplasia (FMD)
5 m.Case - Ehlers Danlos
7 m.Inflammatory Conditions with Stroke Symptoms - Examples of Takayasu's, TIPIC
4 m.Case - Takayasu’s Arteritis
4 m.Lesson
CTA Head
9 topics, 37 min.
CTA Head in Acute Stroke - Source Images, MIPS, Collaterals
4 m.Case - MCA Stem Embolus with Good Collaterals
5 m.Case - MCA Stem Embolus with Poor Collaterals
4 m.Case - Basilar Tip Thrombus
6 m.Circle of Willis Stenoses: Differential Diagnoses
2 m.Case - Moya Moya disease
6 m.Case - Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstrictive Syndrome (RCVS)
5 m.Case - Primary Angiitis of the CNS (PACNS)
7 m.Infectious Causes of Multifocal Circle of Willis Stenosis
2 m.Lesson
CT Perfusion
3 topics, 15 min.
Lesson
MRI (DWI, FLAIR, SWI) of Acute Stroke
3 topics, 14 min.
Lesson
MRA of Head and Neck
6 topics, 18 min.
Lesson
Multifocal Strokes With No Visualized Vascular Abnormality
6 topics, 26 min.
Lesson
Brain Ischemia, Hypoxia, & Death
6 topics, 16 min.
Lesson
Stroke Mimics & Other Causes of Restricted Diffusion
7 topics, 18 min.
Stroke Mimics - Other Causes of Restricted Diffusion
2 m.Case - Seizure (Stroke Mimic)
4 m.Case - MELAS (Stroke Mimic)
3 m.Case - Hypoglycemia (Stroke Mimic)
3 m.Case - Herpes Virus Encephalitis (Stroke Mimic)
4 m.Case - Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome (Stroke Mimic)
3 m.Case - Brain Metastases (Stroke Mimic)
4 m.Lesson
MR Perfusion
8 topics, 17 min.
MR Perfusion - Data, Maps and Uses
4 m.Case - MR Perfusion Target Mismatch (Good Collaterals)
2 m.Case - MR Perfusion Target Mismatch (Poor Collaterals)
3 m.Case - Ischemia Detected Only on MR Perfusion (Case 1)
2 m.Case - Ischemia Detected Only on MR Perfusion (Case 2)
3 m.Arterial Spin Labelling Perfusion - Usage Examples
3 m.Case - ASL Matched Defect
2 m.Case - ASL Showing Tissue at Risk
2 m.Lesson
Subacute Stroke & Differentials
5 topics, 13 min.
0:00
Now that we've imaged the head,
0:02
we're going to talk about imaging the vessels.
0:04
CTA is the best way to image the vessels.
0:07
It allows for most rapid evaluation of
0:09
the vessels from the arch to the vertex.
0:12
It allows you to determine hairline residual
0:15
lumen versus occlusion, intravascular
0:18
thrombus, and whether or not stents are
0:21
reoccluded compared to MRA and ultrasound.
0:24
And in the head, which we're going to get
0:26
to a little bit later, it allows detection
0:27
of large vessel occlusions with greater
0:30
than 95% sensitivity and specificity.
0:33
and allows rapid triage of
0:34
patients for thrombolysis,
0:36
and assessment of collateral circulation.
0:40
So, these are some key carotid artery findings.
0:43
You can see on the left here a patient with
0:45
atheromatous disease and a critical stenosis.
0:48
The vessel is so tight that
0:50
the distal lumen is collapsed.
0:52
On MRA, you might not even
0:54
be able to see this, but this
0:56
correlates nicely with a subsequent angio.
0:59
So, critical stenosis with collapsed vessel.
1:02
The next set of images is a
1:04
patient with intraluminal thrombus.
1:06
You can see on the sagittal, this filling defect
1:10
and on the axial image, you can see
1:12
this clot in the middle of the vessel,
1:15
an MRA that can be confused with flow
1:17
artifact and can be difficult to diagnose.
1:19
That's intraluminal thrombus.
1:21
And then, this is an example of a stent.
1:23
You can see there's a stent here.
1:25
And then on this MRA, you see signal dropout.
1:28
You don't know if it's a critical stenosis.
1:30
You really don't know what's going
1:32
on there, but when you do a CTA,
1:34
you can see that the vessel's patent.
1:35
There's some narrowing from internal
1:38
hyperplasia, but the stent's widely patent.
1:41
So for critical stenosis, intraluminal
1:45
thrombus and stents, CTA is really
1:48
the best way to evaluate the vessels.
Vascular Imaging in Stroke - CTA vs MRA
HIDEInteractive Transcript
0:00
Now that we've imaged the head,
0:02
we're going to talk about imaging the vessels.
0:04
CTA is the best way to image the vessels.
0:07
It allows for most rapid evaluation of
0:09
the vessels from the arch to the vertex.
0:12
It allows you to determine hairline residual
0:15
lumen versus occlusion, intravascular
0:18
thrombus, and whether or not stents are
0:21
reoccluded compared to MRA and ultrasound.
0:24
And in the head, which we're going to get
0:26
to a little bit later, it allows detection
0:27
of large vessel occlusions with greater
0:30
than 95% sensitivity and specificity.
0:33
and allows rapid triage of
0:34
patients for thrombolysis,
0:36
and assessment of collateral circulation.
0:40
So, these are some key carotid artery findings.
0:43
You can see on the left here a patient with
0:45
atheromatous disease and a critical stenosis.
0:48
The vessel is so tight that
0:50
the distal lumen is collapsed.
0:52
On MRA, you might not even
0:54
be able to see this, but this
0:56
correlates nicely with a subsequent angio.
0:59
So, critical stenosis with collapsed vessel.
1:02
The next set of images is a
1:04
patient with intraluminal thrombus.
1:06
You can see on the sagittal, this filling defect
1:10
and on the axial image, you can see
1:12
this clot in the middle of the vessel,
1:15
an MRA that can be confused with flow
1:17
artifact and can be difficult to diagnose.
1:19
That's intraluminal thrombus.
1:21
And then, this is an example of a stent.
1:23
You can see there's a stent here.
1:25
And then on this MRA, you see signal dropout.
1:28
You don't know if it's a critical stenosis.
1:30
You really don't know what's going
1:32
on there, but when you do a CTA,
1:34
you can see that the vessel's patent.
1:35
There's some narrowing from internal
1:38
hyperplasia, but the stent's widely patent.
1:41
So for critical stenosis, intraluminal
1:45
thrombus and stents, CTA is really
1:48
the best way to evaluate the vessels.
Report
Faculty
Pamela W Schaefer, MD, FACR
Professor of Radiology, Vice Chair of Education
Massachusetts General Hospital
Tags
Vascular Imaging
Vascular
Neuroradiology
Neuro
MRA
Head and Neck
CTA
Brain
Angiography
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