한국지질동맥경화학회 학술대회

Although luminal narrowing has traditionally guided our understanding of intracranial atherosclerosis and captured clinicians’ attention, growing evidence reveals that its impact reaches well beyond narrowing alone. This session, “What Is Important beyond Stenosis in Intracranial Atherosclerosis,” explores three key dimensions-vascular tortuosity and plaque burden, vessel wall enhancement and inflammation, and blood viscosity’s role in cerebral flow and stroke risk. Professor Mi-Yeon Eun, who is a stroke neurologist and neuro-interventionist from Kyungbook National University Chilgok Hospital, Republic of Korea, will present the relation between intracranial vascular tortuosity and overall atherosclerosis burden. Professor Dong-Wan Kang, a stroke neurologist from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Republic of Korea, will present the clinical impact of vascular enhancement and inflammation detected from high resolution vessel wall MRI. Professor Ho Geol Woo, a stroke neurologist and neuro-interventionist from Kyung Hee University Hospital, Republic of Korea, will present how blood viscosity affect development and stability of intracranial atherosclerosis. Together, these insights push us toward a more holistic approach to diagnosis and management of intracranial atherosclerosis.