Visualization of Lenticulostriate Arteries by Flow-Sensitive Black-Blood MR Angiography on a 1.5T MRI System: A Comparative Study between Subjects with and without Stroke

Abstract

Using FSBB-MRA to visualize LSA branches, we found a significant reduction in the numbers of LSA branches in patients with stroke, and hypertension was inversely related to total LSA length. FSBB is a promising method to investigate the LSA by using 1.5T MR imaging.