RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 High-Resolution Double Inversion Recovery Black-Blood Imaging of Cervical Artery Dissection Using 3T MR Imaging JF American Journal of Neuroradiology JO Am. J. Neuroradiol. FD American Society of Neuroradiology DO 10.3174/ajnr.A2599 A1 M.A. Hunter A1 C. Santosh A1 E. Teasdale A1 K.P. Forbes YR 2012 UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2012/11/01/ajnr.A2599.abstract AB SUMMARY: We performed high-resolution DIR-BBI of the cervical arteries at 3T in 19 subjects with cervical dissection. It offered excellent visualization of both the lumen and arterial wall, allowing detection of the primary and secondary features of dissection. We suggest that this is a highly useful technique for diagnosis of cervical dissection, either routinely or in equivocal cases of suspected dissection. It also offers further insight into the pathogenesis of this disorder. Abbreviations BBIblack-blood imagingCAcarotid arteryCTACT angiographyDIRdouble inversion recoveryMCAmiddle cerebral arteryPCAposterior cerebral arteryPICAposterior inferior cerebellar arteryVAvertebral artery