Table 2:

Studies of the MCA using high-resolution MR imaging

Study	Population	Field Strength	Findings
Swartz et al (2009)79	37 Patients with focal neurologic deficits	3T	Enhancing eccentric plaque in patients with intracranial atherosclerotic disease
Xu et al (2010)71	26 Symptomatic and 28 asymptomatic patients with MCA stenosis	3T	Symptomatic patients had larger wall area and expansive remodeling
Li et al (2009)77	48 Patients with suspected MCA disease	3T	High-resolution MR imaging can visualize plaque not seen with MRA
Niizuma et al.(2008)70	3 Patients with perforator infarcts	3T	High-resolution T2-weighted images detected a thin plaque that did not demonstrate stenosis on MRA
Klein et al (2006)73	6 Patients with documented high-grade MCA stenosis	1.5T	Focal arterial wall thickening is seen on high-resolution MR imaging of patients with previously identified MCA stenosis