Head and Neck Imaging

Value of 3.0T MR Susceptibility Weighted Imaging in the Diagnosis of Hypertension Patients with Cerebral Microbleeds*

Author:ZHANG Yu, ZOU Cui-jie, WANG Cheng-jian,et al

affiliation:Department of MR, the Central Hospital of CNPC, Langfang 065000, Heibei Province, China

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Abstract

Objective To explore the clinic value of susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) in patients with cerebral microbleeds (CMBs). Methods 3.0T MR multiple sequences imaging was used to examine 77 patents in this study. The imaging founding and related clinical data were analyzed. Results The CMBs lesions of 40 patients showed signal loss. The total CMBs number was 248. The difference of the detection rate between SWI and DWI was significant (χ2 =26.061, P<0.05). The detection rates differences between DWI sequence and conventional T2WI, T1WI sequence were significant (χ2 =6.146, P=0.013; χ2 =17.802, P=0.000). The detection rate of T2WI and T1WI sequence was not statistically significant (χ2 =2.689, P=0.101). Conclusions 3.0T MR SWI scanning technology combined with conventional MR sequences CMBs significantly improved the detection rate.

【Keyword】Cerebral Microbleeds; Susceptibility Weighted Imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

【Chart number】R445.2

【Document Identification Number】A

【DOI】 10.3969/j.issn.1672- 5131.2016.06.004