Advances in the Imaging of Stroke and Neurodegenerative Disorders

Dear Colleagues,

The prevalence of stroke and neurodegenerative disorders are rapidly increasing due to the global population aging. By 2050, one in six people in the world will be over age 65 (16%), up from one in 11 in 2019 (9%). Vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, aneurysm, and vascular malformation are major causes of stroke. Studies indicated that vascular disorder played an essential role in cognitive decline as well. Substantial advances in imaging, especially vascular imaging, have been achieved in the past decade. For example, high-resolution vessel wall MRI has been increasingly used and recommended by expert consensus. MRI with a higher field (5T, 7T) has been explored, especially for intracranial structures. Additional information is provided by other advanced techniques, such as diffusion MRI, perfusion CT/MRI, MR spectroscopy, functional MRI, tractography, and nuclear medicine imaging methods. Different postprocessing tools, especially deep learning, are increasingly used for three-dimensional visualization and quantification of lesions. These all provide new insights and directions to diagnosing and assessing stroke and neurodegenerative disorders.

This Special Issue accepts a wide range of articles presenting the new advances of imaging in stroke and neurodegenerative disorders, including original articles facilitating diagnosis and treatment, narrative review of the current status or important techniques, bibliometric analysis, systematic review and meta-analysis, umbrella review, and special cases with exceptional insights.

Dr. Yuting Wang
Dr. Huilin Zhao
Dr. Chengcheng Zhu
Guest Editors

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