目的 利用高分辨率磁共振(MR)成像,探讨中重度粥样硬化性大脑中动脉的重构模式.方法 2012年5月-2013年10月东南大学附属中大医院37例有症状的大脑中动脉粥样硬化性狭窄患者行3.0T MR检查,予大脑中动脉黑血技术T1WI、PDWI、T2 WI及3D-SPACE扫描,计算管壁、管腔、斑块面积及重构指数,分析各序列斑块特点,比较正性重构及非正性重构组之间的差别.结果 34例图像用于分析,19例为正性重构,15例为非正性重构.正性重构组管壁面积及斑块面积较非正性重构组大[管壁面积管腔最窄处:(10.9±2.5)mm^2比(9.2±1.9)mm^2,P =0.039;斑块面积:(6.4±1.9)mm^2比(3.9±1.1)mm^2,P=0],且斑块表面不光整(63.2%与20.0%,P=0.017)及DWI高信号灶(94.7%比60.0%,P=0.028)在正性重构组更多见.结论 正性重构的大脑中动脉粥样硬化患者,有大的斑块负荷,易于发生斑块破裂及继发卒中的风险.
Objective To investigate remodeling mode of moderate or severe atherosclerotic stenosis of the middle cerebral artery (MCA)using high resolution MRI.Methods Thirty-seven consecutive symptomatic patients with atherosclerotic MCA stenosis were imaged with a 3.0-T magnetic resonance scanner.The HR-MRI protocol included four different scans:T1-weighted black blood imaging,T2-weighted MR,proton density (PD)-weighted MR,and 3D-SPACE.The wall area (VA),lumen area (LA) and plaque area (PA) were calculated.The characterization of the plaque on HR-MRI was analysed.And the difference between positive remodeling (PR) and non-postive remodeling (non-PR) was explored.Results Thirty-four patients imaging was appropriate for analyse.Positive remodeling was found in 19 lesions.Compared with the non-PR group,the PR group had greater WA [(10.9 ± 2.5) mm^2 and (9.2 ± 1.9) mm^2,P =0.039)] and greater PA[(6.4 ± 1.9) mm^2 and (3.9 ± 1.1) mm^2,P =0].High intensity on DWI and irregularity of plaque surface were more frequently observed in PR than non-PR.Conclusion In patients with MCA atherosclerosis,PR lesions contain larger plaques than non-PR lesions and are probably with high risk for plaque rupture and subsequent stroke.