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How can you differentiate vessel wall enhancement related to CNS vasculitis versus atherosclerotic changes on MRA brain vessel wall imaging?

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Neurology · University of Miami

On MRA brain vessel wall imaging (vWI), central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis typically presents with concentric, uniform vessel wall enhancement and thickening, reflecting a diffuse inflammatory process involving the entire circumference of the vessel wall. In contrast, atherosclerotic changes mo...

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