TY - JOUR T1 - Vessel Wall MRI for Targeting Biopsies of Intracranial Vasculitis JF - American Journal of Neuroradiology JO - Am. J. Neuroradiol. DO - 10.3174/ajnr.A5801 AU - S.R. Zeiler AU - Y. Qiao AU - C.A. Pardo AU - M. Lim AU - B.A. Wasserman Y1 - 2018/09/27 UR - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2018/09/27/ajnr.A5801.abstract N2 - SUMMARY: Central nervous system vasculitides are elusive diseases that are challenging to diagnose because brain biopsies have high false-negative rates. We sought to test the ability of contrast-enhanced, high-resolution 3D vessel wall MR imaging to identify vascular inflammation and direct open biopsies of intracranial target vessels and adjacent brain parenchyma. Eight of 9 specimens revealed vascular inflammation. We conclude that vessel wall MR imaging can identify inflamed intracranial vessels, enabling precise localization of biopsy targets.CNSVCNS vasculitisVWMRIvessel wall MR imaging ER -