@article{QIMS7834,
author = {Emin Cakmakci and Safiye Tokgoz Ozal and Esra Karabay Ogutcu and Alper Aydin and Suzan Tunc and Umut Kaygusuz and Hasibe Gokce Cinar},
title = {Are there any novel radiological diagnostic clues in magnetic resonance imaging for vertebrobasilar insufficiency?},
journal = {Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery},
volume = {5},
number = {6},
year = {2015},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: The aim of the current study was to investigate whether signal intensities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) views and radiological findings on Doppler ultrasonography may have a diagnostic value for vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI).
Methods: This case-control study was performed on demographic and radiologic data derived from 18 VBI patients and 58 healthy controls in the radiology department of a tertiary care center. The blood flow characteristics including peak systolic and end diastolic flow rates, resistance and pulsatility indices, mean velocities, flow rates, diameters and intensity pattern of vertebral arteries on cervical and cranial MRI sequences were noted. The association between blood flow characteristics and signal patterns on MRI views was investigated in VBI patients and controls.
Results: Blood flow and vessel diameter were significantly decreased in VBI patients compared to controls on both sides (P},
issn = {2223-4306}, url = {https://qims.amegroups.org/article/view/7834}
}