分水岭区梗死及影像学表现2

优选分水岭区梗死及影像学表现当前第1页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点当前第2页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点当前第3页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点当前第4页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点WatershedInfarcts

www.radiologyassistant.nl/images/48e9bb7f02d66Basis-waterscheiding2.pngasaresultofhypoperfusion.

Therearetwopatternsofborderzoneinfarcts:

Corticalborderzoneinfarctions

InfarctionsofthecortexandadjacentsubcorticalwhitematterlocatedattheborderzoneofACA/MCAandMCA/PCA

Internalborderzoneinfarctions

InfarctionsofthedeepwhitematterofthecentrumsemiovaleandcoronaradiataattheborderzonebetweenlenticulostriateperforatorsandthedeeppenetratingcorticalbranchesoftheMCAorattheborderzoneofdeepwhitematterbranchesoftheMCAandtheACA.当前第5页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点Corticawatershedstrokes(CWS),orouterbraininfarcts,arelocatedbetweenthecorticalterritoriesoftheanteriorcerebralartery(ACA),middlecerebralartery(MCA),andposteriorcerebralartery(PCA).Internalwatershedstrokes(IWS),orsubcorticalbraininfarcts,arelocatedinthewhitematter,alongandslightlyabovethelateralventricle,betweenthedeepandthesuperficialarterialsystemsoftheMCA,orbetweenthesuperficialsystemsoftheMCAandACA.当前第6页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点当前第7页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点当前第8页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点

Watershedsorborderzonesareareasthatlieatthejunctionoftwodifferentdrainage

areas.Thevascularsupplyofthecerebralparenchymacanbeenvisionedinasimilarmanner,withdefinedboundariesbetweendifferentarterialsystems.Cerebralinfarctsinborderzoneswerefirstdiscussedin1883andweredefinedasischemiclesionsinanareabetweentwo

neighboringvascularterritories.Theseterritoriescanbefurtherclassifiedintwobroadcategoriesas(a)external(cortical)or(b)internal(subcortical)borderzones.Borderzoneinfarctsconstituteapproximately10%ofallcerebralinfarcts.Varioustheorieshavebeenproposedtoexplaintheirpathogenesis.Itisbelievedthatrepeatedepisodesofseveresystemichypotensionarethemostfrequentcause.Susceptibilityofborderzonestoischemiawasprovedinanautopsystudyofpatientswithborderzoneinfarcts.Variousneuropathologicstudieshaveshownneuronalnecrosisfromhypotensionintheseregionsandhaveadvancedourunderstandingofthepreferentialdistributionofborderzoneinfarcts.当前第9页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点

Theappearancesofborderzoneinfarctsdepictedbystandardimagingmodalitiesarewelldescribed.Advancedimagingtechniquescanhelpidentifyareasofmiseryperfusionassociatedwiththeseinfarcts.Miseryperfusion(低灌注)representsachronicfailureofcerebralautoregulationassociatedwithdecreased

cerebralperfusionpressuresinthepresenceofextracranialandintracranialatheromatousdisease.Theimportantinformationderivedfromimagingcanbeusefulforpatientmanagementanddiseaseprognosis当前第10页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点

Theexternalorcorticalborderzonesarelocatedatthejunctionsoftheanterior,middle,andposteriorcerebralarteryterritories.Infarctsintheanteriorexternalborderzonesandparamedianwhitematterarefoundatthejunctionoftheterritoriessuppliedbytheanteriorandmiddlecerebralarteries,andthoseintheparieto-occipitalareas(posteriorexternalborderzones)arefoundatthejunctionoftheterritoriessuppliedbythemiddleandposteriorcerebralarteries.当前第11页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点Theinternalorsubcorticalborderzonesarelocatedatthejunctionsoftheanterior,middle,andposteriorcerebralarteryterritorieswiththeHeubner,lenticulostriate,andanteriorchoroidalarteryterritories.Internalborderzoneinfarctsthusmaybedesignatedasinfarctsofthelenticulostriate–middlecerebralartery,lenticulostriate–anterior

cerebralartery,Heubner–anteriorcerebralartery,anteriorchoroidal–middlecerebralartery,andanteriorchoroidal–posteriorcerebralarteryterritories.Infarctsofthelenticulostriate–middlecerebralarteryborderzone,whichissuppliedbytheendbranchesofdeepperforatinglenticulostriatearteriesandmedullarypenetratorsfromthepial–middlecerebralartery,arethemostcommonlyseenatimagingandaredescribedindetailinthisarticle.当前第12页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点

ColoroverlaysonaxialT2-weightedmagneticresonance(MR)imagesofnormalcerebrumshowprobablelocationsofexternal(blue)andinternal(red)borderzoneinfarcts.当前第13页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点

Borderzoneinfarctsinvolvethejunctionofthedistalfieldsoftwononanastomosingarterialsystems.Theconventionaltheoryimplicateshemodynamiccompromiseproducedbyrepeatedepisodesofhypotensioninthepresenceofaseverearterialstenosisorocclusion.Thelowerperfusionpressurefoundwithintheborderzoneareasinthissettingconfersanincreasedsusceptibilitytoischemia,whichcanleadtoinfarction.Thiscausalroleofseverearterialhypotensionhasbeenwelldescribedandconfirmedbytheresultsofexperimentalstudiesinanimals.Thetypicalclinicalmanifestationsofsyncope（晕厥）,hypotension,andepisodicfluctuating（情感波动）orprogressiveweaknessofthehandsarealsosupportiveofthistheoryofhemodynamicfailure.RadiologicstudiesalsosupportthehypothesisthatborderzoneinfarctsdistaltointernalcarotidarterydiseasearemorelikelytooccurinthepresenceofanoncompetentcircleofWillis.

PathophysiologyofBorderZoneInfarcts当前第14页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点

Insharpcontrastwiththiswidelyprevalentinterpretation,severalpathologicinvestigationshaveemphasizedanassociationbetweenborderzoneinfarctionandmicroemboli,andembolicmaterialhasbeenfoundwithinareasofborderzoneinfarctioninautopsyseries.Preferentialpropagationofemboliintheborderzoneregionsalsohasbeenfoundinexperimentalstudies.Borderzoneinfarctionmaybebetterexplainedbyinvokingacombinationoftwoofteninterrelatedprocesses:hypoperfusionandembolization.Hypoperfusion,ordecreasedbloodflow,islikelytoimpedetheclearance(washout)ofemboli.Becauseperfusionismostlikelytobeimpairedinborderzoneregions,clearanceofemboliwillbemostimpairedintheseregionsofleastbloodflow.Severeocclusivediseaseoftheinternalcarotidarterycausesbothembolizationanddecreasedperfusion.Similarly,cardiacdiseaseisoftenassociatedwithmicroembolizationfromtheheartandaortawithperiodsofdiminishedsystemicandbrainperfusion.Thistheory,althoughitseemsreasonable,remainsunprovedandhasbeenchallengedonmanyaccounts.当前第15页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点ImagingAppearanceTheexternal,corticalborderzonesarelocatedbetweentheanterior,middle,andposteriorcerebralarteriesandareusuallywedge-shapedorovoid.However,theirlocationmayvarywithdifferencesinthearterialsupply.ItissometimesdifficulttodeterminewhetherapersonhassustainedaborderzoneinfarctonthebasisofthelocationoftheinfarctinrelationtothevesselsonaCTorMRimag.Becauseofthisextensiveanatomicvariation,minimumandmaximumdistributionterritoriesofeachvesselhavebeendefined.Itisnotuncommontodescribeacorticalinfarctasa“territorial”infarctifitliescompletelywithintheexpectedorpossiblemaximumareaofavascularterritoryorasa“potential”infarctifitisoutsidethesemaxima.Furthermore,thelocationofcorticalborderzonesmayvarybecauseofthedevelopmentofleptomeningealcollaterals.Theanatomyofcorticalborderzonescanbecomplex,withmarkedvariabilityduetoindividualdifferencesintheterritoriessuppliedbythemajorarteriesofthebrain.当前第16页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点

(a,b)Coronalfluid-attenuatedinversionrecoveryMRimagesshowthedistributionofexternal(cortical)borderzoneinfarctsatthejunctionsoftheanteriorcerebralarteryandmiddlecerebralarteryterritories(a)andthemiddlecerebralarteryandposteriorcerebralarteryterritories(b).(c)Diffusion-weightedMRimagesshowacorticalborderzoneinfarctatthejunctionoftheanteriorcerebralarteryandmiddlecerebralarteryterritories.Angiographyoftheright-sidedcommoncarotidandinternalcarotidarteriesinthesamepatientshowednormalvesselswithnoocclusionorstenosis.当前第17页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点CausalMechanisms

Themechanismofexternalborderzoneinfarctionhasbeenwidelydebated.Manystudieshavedocumentedhemodynamicabnormalitiesintheanteriorwatershedorfrontalcorticalborderzone.However,inmanyrecentstudies,noevidenceofsuchhemodynamicimpairmentwasfound.Inotherstudies,substantiallyfewerseverestenosesorocclusionsofmajorvesselsthanborderzoneinfarctswerefound.Thecerebralorcarotidvesselsmayappearentirelynormalorshowmildormoderatenarrowingwithouthemodynamiccompromise.Isolatedcorticalborderzoneinfarctsmaybeembolicinnatureandarelessfrequentlyassociatedwithhemodynamiccompromise.Microembolifromtheheartoratheroscleroticplaques

inmajorarteriesmaypreferentiallypropagatetocorticalborderzones,whichhavelowerperfusionthanotherareasofthevasculature,and,thus,alimitedabilitytowashouttheseemboli.Manypatientswithcorticalborderzoneinfarctshaveconcomitantsmallercorticalinfarcts.Thesefindingssupportthehypothesisthatanembolicmechanismplaysacrucialroleinthepathogenesisofexternalborderzoneinfarcts当前第18页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点ClinicalCourse

Patientswithexternalborderzoneinfarctshaveamorebenignclinicalcourseandabetterprognosisthanthosewithinternalborderzoneinfarcts,althoughtheseverityofclinicalsignsandsymptomsandthescoreontheNationalInstitutesofHealthStrokeScaleatthetimeofadmissionmightnotdiffersubstantiallybetweenthetwopatientgroups.Theexternalborderzoneisclosertothecorticalsurface,wherepenetratingarteriesoriginate,andthusithasabetterchanceofdevelopingacollateralsupplythroughleptomeningealorduralanastomoses.However,whenexternalborderzoneinfarctsoccurinassociationwith

internalborderzoneinfarcts,thereisahigherprobabilityofhemodynamicimpairment,andtheprognosismaynotbegood.当前第19页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点InternalBorderZoneInfarctsImagingAppearance

Internalborderzoneinfarctsappearinmultiples,inarosarylikepattern.Inonereport,thispatternwasdescribedasaseriesofthreeormorelesions,eachwithadiameterof3mmormore,arrangedinalinearfashionparalleltothelateralventricleinthecentrum

semiovaleorcoronaradiata.Internalborderzoneinfarctsareclassifiedonthebasisoftheirradiologicappearanceaseitherconfluentorpartial

Partialinfarctsareusuallylarge,cigarshaped,andarrangedinapatternresemblingthebeadsofarosary,parallelandadjacenttothelateralventricle.Thedurationofhemodynamiccompromisehasbeenpostulatedasthecauseofthevariedradiologicappearances,withabriefepisodeofcompromiseleadingtoapartialinfarct,andalongerperiodofcompromise,toconfluentinfarcts.Confluentinternalborderzoneinfarctsmaybemanifestedbyastepwiseonsetofcontralateralhemiplegia.Theyalsomaybeassociatedwithapoorerrecoverythanistypicalforpartialinfarcts当前第20页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点

Internalborderzoneinfarctsmustbedifferentiatedfromsuperficialperforator(medullary)infarcts,whichmayhaveasimilarappearanceonMRimages.Superficialperforatorinfarcts,whicharecausedbytheocclusionofmedullaryarteriesfrompialplexuses,aresmaller,superficiallylocated,andwidelyscattered,whereasinternalborderzoneinfarctstendtolocalizeinparaventricularregions.Superficialperforatorinfarctsareassociatedwithlessseverevascularstenosesandabetterprognosisthaninternalborderzoneinfarcts.Becauseofthedifficultyofdifferentiatingbetweenthetwotypesofinfarctsonradiologicimages,theyhavesometimesbeencollectivelydescribedassubcorticalwhitematterinfarcts,butthattermisdiagnosticallynonspecific.当前第21页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点CausalMechanismsIncontrasttoexternalborderzoneinfarcts,internalborderzoneinfarctsarecausedmainlybyarterialstenosisorocclusion,orhemodynamiccompromise.Thegreatervulnerabilityofinternalborderzonestohemodynamiccompromisehasbeenexplainedonthebasisofanatomiccharacteristicsofthecerebralarterioleswithinthesezones.theinternalborderzonesaresuppliedbymedullarypenetratingvesselsofthemiddleandanteriorcerebralarteriesandbydeepperforatinglenticulostriatebranches.Themedullarypenetratingarteriesarethemostdistalbranchesoftheinternalcarotidarteryandhavethelowestperfusionpressure.Thedeepperforatinglenticulostriatearterieshavelittlecollateralsupply,andtherearenoanastomosesbetweenthedeepperforatorsandthewhitemattermedullaryarterioles.Therefore,thecentrumsemiovaleandcoronaradiataaremoresusceptiblethanotherregionstoischemicinsultsinthesettingofhemodynamiccompromise.当前第22页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点ClinicalCourse

Internalborderzoneinfarctsareassociatedwithapoorprognosisandclinicaldeterioration.Patientsmayundergoprolongedhospitalization,andtheyhaveanincreasedlikelihoodofremaininginadisabledstateduringclinicalfollow-up.Theresultsofdiffusion-weightedimagingstudiessuggestthatpatientswithinternalborderzoneinfarctshaveanincreasedriskforstroke

duringthefirstfewdays

afterinfarction.Perfusionstudiesinpatientswithsuchinfarctshaveshownafargreaterareaofmiseryperfusionthanisreflectedondiffusion-weightedimages.Involvementoftheadjacentcortexalsohasbeenfoundonperfusionimages.Thus,thetypicallysmallinternalborderzoneinfarctsrepresentthe“tipoftheiceberg”ofdecreasedperfusionreserveandmaybepredictiveofimpendingstroke.Thishypothesiswastestedfurtherwithquantitativecarbon11–flumazenilpositronemissiontomography(PET),whichshowedadecreaseinbenzodiazepinereceptors,afindingsuggestiveofneuronaldamagebeyondtheregionofinfarctionseenonMRimages.当前第23页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点

a)ColoroverlayonacoronalMIPimagefromCTangiographyinahealthyvolunteershowstheprobablelocationoftheinternalborderzone(bluedots).当前第24页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点(b)Diffusion-weightedMRimages,obtainedina52-year-oldwomanwithprogressiveweaknessandnumbnessfor6monthsandacompletefootdrop,showmultipleinternalborderzoneinfarctsinarosarylikepatternalongtheleftcentrumsemiovale.(c)LeftinternalcarotidangiograminthesamepatientdemonstratesseverestenosisoftheM1segmentoftheleftmiddlecerebralartery.当前第25页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点PosteriorExternal(Cortical)BorderZoneInfarctsAnteriorexternalborderzoneinfarctsaremorecommonthanposterioronesbecauseofthehighprevalenceofinternalcarotidarterydisease.Vertebrobasilarsystem

diseasewithsuperimposedfetalcirculation(ie,afetal-typeposteriorcerebralartery)mayleadtoposteriorexternalborderzoneinfarcts.Unilateralposteriorexternalborderzoneinfarctshavebeenrelatedtocerebralembolieitherofcardiacoriginorfromthecommoncarotidartery,whereasbilateralinfarctsaremorelikelytobecausedbyunderlyinghemodynamicimpairment(vascularstenosis).当前第26页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点

Axialdiffusion-weightedMRimageandapparentdiffusioncoefficientmapshowbilateralposteriorcorticalborderzoneinfarcts.当前第27页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点VascularBorderZoneChangesThelesionsproducedbyneurotoxiceffectsofcyclosporinetherapyhaveadistinctdistributioninvascularanastomoticborderzonesbutdonotleadtoinfarction.Reversiblevasculopathyhasbeensuggestedasthemechanismforreversibleposteriorencephalopathyinpatientswiththiscondition.Decreasedcorticalbloodflowhasbeenfoundintheborderzonesinthesepatients.当前第28页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点

AxialT2-weightedfluid-attenuatedinversionrecoveryMRimagesshowabnormalregionsofhyperintensesignalinvascularwatershedterritoriesinapatientwithtoxiceffectsofcyclosporinetherapy.当前第29页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点Hypereosinophilia（红细胞增多症）andBorderZoneInfarctsMultipleischemicstrokeshavebeenreportedasararecomplicationofhypereosinophilia,whichcouldbeduetoidiopathichypereosinophilicsyndromeoraparasiticinfection(eg,filariasis,trichinosis,orschistosomiasis).Theresultantinfarctscanbeseeninthecortexaswellastheborderzoneregionsofthedeepandsuperficialmiddlecerebralarteryperforators.Theborderzoneinfarctscouldbeduetoeitherthromboembolismfromendomyocardialfibrosisortovascularendothelialtoxiceffectsofeosinophiliccells;thromboembolicanoccurinconjunctionwithcardiacinvolvementthroughoutthecourseofthedisease.Inafewcases,theinfarctshavebeenattributedtolocalthrombusformationinsteadofathromboemboliccause.当前第30页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点

Axialdiffusion-weightedMRimagesobtainedina26-year-oldmanwithasuddenonsetofencephalopathyshowmultiplesmallabnormalregionswithhyperintensesignaldistributedinvascularwatershedterritories.Idiopathichypereosinophilicsyndromewassubsequentlydiagnosed当前第31页\共有34页\编于星期三\0点BorderZoneInfarctsintheCerebellumBorderzoneinfarctsinthecerebellumareusuallylessthan2cminsizeandareseenatthebordersoftheanteriorinferiorcerebellarartery,superiorcerebellarartery,posteriorinferiorcerebellarartery,andtheirbranches.Theoriginoftheseborderzoneinfarctsissimilartothatofterr