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. 2022 May 11;53(7):2411–2419. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.038056

Figure 2.

Figure 2.

Effect of emboli on end-arteriole in the brain. A, Immune-rich inflammatory embolus obstructs the arterial wall lumen. B, Arterial wall infiltration by inflammatory mediators leads to extravasation of blood products. C, This gives rise to the characteristic appearance of blooming on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) owing to iron content. RBC indicates red blood cell.