Plaque Wall Distribution Pattern of the Atherosclerotic Middle Cerebral Artery Associates With the Circle of Willis Completeness

Plaque Wall Distribution Pattern of the Atherosclerotic Middle Cerebral Artery Associates With the Circle of Willis Completeness

Objective: Investigating the relevance of the incomplete circle of Willis (COW) to the plaque wall distribution in the atherosclerotic middle cerebral arteries (MCAs) through utilizing high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HR-MRI), and its potential clinical impact.Methods: This hospital-based...

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Main Authors: Jia Li, Lu Zheng, Wen-Jie Yang, Cheuk-Yin Sze-To, Thomas Wai-Hong Leung, Xiang-Yan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAS)
middle cerebral artery (MCA)
plaque wall distribution
circle of Willis (CoW)
vascular anatomical variation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2020.599459/full

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