Abstract #0029

Diagnostic Impact of Aortic MRI at 3Tesla in Acute Stroke Patients

Andreas Harloff¹, Stefanie Brendecke¹, Jan Simon¹, Wolf Wallis¹, Dawit Assefa², Thomas Helbing², Alex Frydrychowicz³, Johannes Weber⁴, Cornelius Weiller¹, Jrgen Hennig³, Michael Markl³

¹Neurology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; ²Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; ³Diagnostic Radiology, MR Physics, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; ⁴Neuroradiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

The purpose of this study was to evaluate a dedicated multi-contrast 3D MRI protocol for the reliable detection of aortic high-risk plaques in the entire thoracic aorta of acute stroke patients. Findings were compared with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).