TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of Magnetic Resonance Venography in Screening Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke for May-Thurner Syndrome
AU - Prabhakar, Anand M.
AU - Misono, Alexander S.
AU - Brinegar, Katelyn N.
AU - Khademhosseini, Ali
AU - Oklu, Rahmi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) in patients with cryptogenic stroke and to determine the incidence of patent foramen ovale. Magnetic resonance venography of 214 patients with cryptogenic stroke and 50 control patients with abdominopelvic computed tomography scans were evaluated for MTS. Incidence of patent foramen ovale and MTS in the stroke group were significantly greater than the control group (P = 0.0001, P = 0.0023, respectively). In addition, there was significantly greater compression of the left common iliac vein in the stroke group (32%) compared with the control group (13%) (P < 0.00001). In conclusion, there is a significantly higher prevalence of MTS and left common iliac vein compression in patients with cryptogenic stroke. These results indicate that magnetic resonance venography of the pelvis may be appropriate in the evaluation of stroke.
AB - The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) in patients with cryptogenic stroke and to determine the incidence of patent foramen ovale. Magnetic resonance venography of 214 patients with cryptogenic stroke and 50 control patients with abdominopelvic computed tomography scans were evaluated for MTS. Incidence of patent foramen ovale and MTS in the stroke group were significantly greater than the control group (P = 0.0001, P = 0.0023, respectively). In addition, there was significantly greater compression of the left common iliac vein in the stroke group (32%) compared with the control group (13%) (P < 0.00001). In conclusion, there is a significantly higher prevalence of MTS and left common iliac vein compression in patients with cryptogenic stroke. These results indicate that magnetic resonance venography of the pelvis may be appropriate in the evaluation of stroke.
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U2 - 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2016.04.006
DO - 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2016.04.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 27338307
AN - SCOPUS:84994079497
SN - 0363-0188
VL - 45
SP - 370
EP - 372
JO - Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
JF - Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology
IS - 6
ER -