Neurological Disorders

Theodore Faber

Publications

• Research Article
  Cardiovascular MRI in Detection and Measurement of Aortic Atheroma in Stroke/TIA patients
  Author(s): Theodore Faber, Ashley Rippy, W Brian Hyslop, Alan Hinderliter and Souvik SenTheodore Faber, Ashley Rippy, W Brian Hyslop, Alan Hinderliter and Souvik Sen
  
  Background: Aortic Atheroma (AoA) is an independent risk factor for new and recurrent stroke. AoA ulceration and mobility are associated with an increased risk for brain embolism. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is the gold standard for detection and measurement of AoA in stroke/TIA patients. Cardiovascular MRI (cMRI) could be an alternative, non-invasive imaging modality for stroke/TIA patients. The objective of this study was to assess the accuracy and correlation of AoA detected and measured by cMRI versus TEE in patients with recent stroke/TIA. Methods and results: Twenty-two stroke/TIA patients undergoing TEE as a part of their stroke workup consented to a protocol-mandated cMRI performed on a 1.5 T magnet. The protocol included an axial non-breathhold EKGgated dual-echo spin echo MRI of the thoracic aorta (TR/TE1/TE2=900/29/69) and a contrast-enhanced breathhold.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895.1000139

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