Review
Quantitative imaging assessment methods of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia
Lu Guifeng, Zhang Daopei, Zhang Jiewen, Zhang Shuling, Ma Qiankun, Yin Suo, Ren Yafang, Yu Meng, Fu Shengqi, Zhang Hongtao, Ji Peng
Published 2015-08-28
Cite as Int J Cerebrovasc Dis, 2015,23(8): 622-627. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4165.2015.08.010
Abstract
Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia(VBD ) can increase the risk of stroke. Significant expansion, elongation and tortuosity of the vertebrobasilar arteries are the main morphology manifestations of VBD. However, there is no consensus on the quantitative imaging assessment of VBD. Many studies showed that some quantitative parameters, such as basilar artery length and bending length, basilar angulation, vertebral tortuosity index can be used for the quantitative imaging assessment of VBD.
Key words:
Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency; Vertebral Artery; Basilar Artery; Cerebral Angiography; Magnetic Resonance Angiography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Contributor Information
Lu Guifeng
Xinxiang Medical Universoty, Xinxiang 453003, China; Department of Neurology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003 China
Zhang Daopei
Department of Neurology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450053, China
Zhang Jiewen
Department of Neurology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003 China
Zhang Shuling
Department of Neurology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450053, China
Ma Qiankun
Department of Neurology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450003 China
Yin Suo
Department of Neurology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450053, China
Ren Yafang
Department of Neurology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450053, China
Yu Meng
Department of Neurology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450053, China
Fu Shengqi
Department of Neurology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450053, China
Zhang Hongtao
Department of Neurology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450053, China
Ji Peng
Department of Neurology, Zhengzhou People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 450053, China