| Vascular
and CNS MR Imaging Hall C |
| M 844. Comparison of Perfusion and Diffusion-Weighted MRI with 99mTc-ECD SPECT in Ischemic Stroke, H.S. Kim, D.I. Kim, J.D. Lee, E.K. Jeong, T.S. Chung, E.J. Kim, S.K. Lee, B.C. Seo and B.I. Lee, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
| T 845. Diffusion-weighted MRI in Patients with Improving Neurological Cerebral Complaints, D.R. Rutgers, K.J. van Everdingen, L.M.P. Ramos, W.P.T.M. Mali, L.J. Kappelle and J. van der Grond, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
| W 846. Tissue Patterns Characterized with Perfusion- and Diffusion-weighted MRI in Acute Stroke, S. Rosenbaum, E. Rostrup, H.B.W. Larsson, P. Peterson and O.B. Paulson, Hvidore Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Th 847. Quantitative Study of T2 Effect on DW-EPI of Cerebral Ischemic Infarct, I-J. Huang, C-Y. Chen and H-W. Chung, National Taiwan University and Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. |
| M 848. The Evaluation of Brain Perfusion in Patients with Steno-Occlusive Carotid Artery Disease Using a Quantitative FAIR Image: Correlative Study with rCBF by PET, H. Kimura, Y. Koshimoto, C. Tsuchida, H. Yamada, M. Maeda, Y. Kawamura, Y. Yonekura and Y. Ishii, Fukui Medical University, Fukui, Japan. |
| T 849. Age-Related Changes in Cerebral MR Angiography, S. Nakamura, T. Shimizu, K. Kusunoki, Y. Oka, M. Saitoh, K. Sadamoto, H. Miki, J. Ikezoe and K. Nagasawa, Washokai Sadamoto Hospital and Ehime University, Ehime, Japan and GE-YMS, Tokyo, Japan. |
| W 850. Contribution of Three Dimensional Gadolinium-Enhanced MR Angiography Compared to Three Dimensional Time-of-Flight MR Angiography in the Assessment of Extracranial Carotid Artery Disease, J.M. Serfaty, P. Chirossel, J.M. Chevallier and P.C. Douek, Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, Lyon, France. |
| Th 851. Regional Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow and Volume Following Acute Cocaine Administration, T.J. Ross, K.M. Donahue, A.G. Hudetz and E.A. Stein, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. |
| M 852. Comparative Evaluation of Carotid Stenosis (Pre- and Post-Endarterectomy) by Gated 2D TOF MRA, Contrast-Enhanced MRA and DSA Angiogram, J.M. Cai, Y.G. Gao, Y.Q. Cai and X. Ma, PLA General Hospital and GE Medical Systems China, Beijing, China. |
| T 853. High-Resolution MR Venography at 3 Tesla, J.R. Reichenbach, M. Barth, E.M. Haacke, M. Klarhöfer, E. Moser and W.A. Kaiser, Friedrich-Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany; Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria and Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA. |
| W 854. MRA of the Cervical Arteries: Multislab 3D TOF or 3D FLASH during Bolus Injection of Contrast Agent, R.A. Meuli, F. Schneider and P. Maeder, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. |
| Th 855. Unique Findings of Intracranial Arterial Obstruction on Perfusion MRI: Comparison to 99mTc-HMPAO SPECT, S-K. Lee, T-S. Chung, D-I. Kim and E-K. Jeong, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
| M 856. Perfusion MR Imaging of Moyamoya Disease: Preliminary Results, I.C. Song, K.H. Chang, I.O. Kim, H.D. Kim and M.H. Han, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. |
| T 857. Is Magnetic Resonance Venography Required to Exclude Dural Sinus Thrombosis in the Presence of a Normal MRI Study, B. Morgan, N. Messios, H. Allroggen and G.R. Cherryman, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. |
| W 858. Identification of Fibrous Cap Characteristics in Human Atherosclerotic Carotid Plaque In-Vivo with High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging, C. Yuan, T.S. Hatsumaki and N.L. Polissar, University of Washington and The Mountain-Whisper-Light Statistical Consulting, Seattle, WA, USA. |
| Th 859. Use of Single Slice Thick Slab Phase Contrast Angiography for the Diagnosis of Dural Venous Sinus Thrombosis, M. William, W.A. Adams, R.D. Laitt, S.C. Beards, A. Kassner and A. Jackson, University of Manchester, UK. |
| M 860. Time Course of Vascular Hyperintensity on Fast Fluid-attenuated Inversion Recovery in Infarction of MCA Territory in Comparison to Vascular Enhancement on Contrast-enhanced MR Imaging, M. Maeda, Y. Koshimoto, H. Uematsu, H. Yamada, H. Kimura, Y. Kawamura, Y. Ishii and W.T.C. Yuh, Fukui Medical University, Fukui, Japan and University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. |
| T 861. High Resolution Contrast-Enhanced MRA of the Carotid Arteries: Comparisons with 2D TOF MRA and Conventional X-Ray Angiography, S.J. Riederer, J. Huston, S.B. Fain and M.A. Bernstein, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. |
| W 862. Carotid MRA: Experience with Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Imaging and Comparison to 2D-TOF Imaging, A.P. Dagher, P. Goldberg and S.D. Wolff, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA and Integrated Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Woodbury, NY, USA. |
| Th 863. Post-Processing of Contrast-Enhanced Carotid MRA: to Mask or Not to Mask? D.J. Atkinson, D.Y. Chen and W.G. Bradley, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, USA and Siemens Medical Systems R&D, Iselin, NJ, USA. |
| M 864. MR Imaging in Acute Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, R. Deveshwar, S.C. Patel, D.O. Hearshen, M. Jacobs, G. Malik and D. Seyfried, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA. |
| T 865. The Use of Quantitative Diffusion Weighted Imaging in Childhood Stroke, F. Calamante, D. Porter, C.L. Johnson, W.K. Chong, S.G. Corey, F. Kirkham, D.G. Gadian and A. Connelly, University College London Medical School and Great Ormond St Hospital for Children, London, England. |
| W 866. Contrast Enhanced Turbo-MRA Versus Conventional Angiography in the Evaluation of Carotid Artery Stenosis, C. Catalano, P. Pavone, A. Laghi, A. Sarrantonio, F. Fraioli, F. Pediconi and R. Passariello, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy. |
| Th 867. MRI Adjusted Spetzler Ranking System for Preoperative Assessment of Intracranial AVM, R. Semnic, K. Koprivsek, D. Kozic, M. Semnic, B. Petrovic and M. Lucic, Imaging Diagnostic Center, Sremska Kamenica, Yugoslavia. |
| M 868. Cerebral Perfusion MR Imaging with Arterial Spin Labeling Technique at 0.5 T, K. Tsuchiya, S. Katase, J. Hachiya, T. Kimura and K. Yodo, Kyorin University, Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba Medical Systems, Tokyo, Japan. |
| T 869. Visualization of Carotid and Vertebral Origins: Comparison of Enhanced and Unenhanced MR Angiography, W.G. Bradley, D.Y. Chen, S. Patel, L.M. Teresi and D.J. Atkinson, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, USA and Siemens, Iselin, NJ, USA. |
| W 870. T1-Shortening Contrast Agent Improves High Resolution BOLD Venography, W. Lin, P. Mukherjee, H. An, Y. Yu, Y. Wang, K. Vo, B. Lee, D. Kido and E.M. Haacke, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA. |
| Th 871. High Resolution Imaging of the Carotid Bifurcation Plaque using 3D Spin Echo, C. Rofe and D. Saloner, VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA. |