Arjen Lindenholz

Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 General Introduction 9 Part I Technical Aspects, Challenges and Assessment Chapter 2 Clinical Vascular Imaging in the Brain at 7T 21 Chapter 3 The Use and Pitfalls of Intracranial Vessel Wall 43 Imaging: How We Do It Chapter 4 Comparison of 3T Intracranial Vessel Wall MRI 81 Sequences Part II Clinical Translation Chapter 5 Intracranial Atherosclerosis Assessed with 109 7T MRI: Evaluation of Patients with Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Chapter 6 Intracranial Atherosclerotic Burden and 133 Cerebral Parenchymal Changes at 7T MRI in Patients with TIA or Ischemic Stroke Chapter 7 MRI Vessel Wall Imaging after Intra-Arterial 157 Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke Summary & General Discussion Chapter 8 Summary 183 Chapter 9 General Discussion 187 Appendices Addendum I Dutch Summary (Nederlandse samenvatting) 207 Addendum II List of Publications 211 Addendum III Acknowledgements (Dankwoord) 215 Addendum IV Curriculum vitae 227