Hemodynamic Modifications in Patients with Symptomatic Unilateral Stenosis of the Internal Carotid Artery: Evaluation with MR Imaging Perfusion Sequences
Alessandro Bozzaoa,
Roberto Florisc,
Fabrizio Gaudielloc,
Vanina Finocchia,b,
Luigi Maria Fantozzia,b and
Giovanni Simonettic
a Department of Neuroradiology, II Faculty, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
b IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS) Italy
c Institute of Radiology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," Italy

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FIG 1. AD, Left, Schematic representations of the MCA (blue in A) and border zone (red in BD) territories. AD, Right, Perfusion maps of rCBV show the ROIs (black outlines) positioned in MCA (A) and border zone (BD) territories.
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FIG 2. Comparison of perfusion data in the MCA (symbols 14) and border zone (symbols 58) territories between the control group (3, 4, 7, 8) and patients with ICA stenosis (1, 2, 5, 6).
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