PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lyo, Shawn
AU  - Freeman, Colbey W.
AU  - Martinez-Correa, Santiago
AU  - Vossough, Arastoo
AU  - Tierradentro-Garcia, Luis Octavio
AU  - Hwang, Misun
TI  - An Atlas of Neonatal Neurovascular Imaging Anatomy as Depicted with Microvascular Imaging: The Intracranial Arteries
AID  - 10.3174/ajnr.A8810
DP  - 2025 Apr 22
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - ajnr.A8810
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2025/04/22/ajnr.A8810.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/early/2025/04/22/ajnr.A8810.full
AB  - Neurosonography is an invaluable diagnostic tool for assessing the neonatal brain and typically includes grayscale and conventional Doppler imaging. Microvascular imaging (MVI) is an emerging imaging technique that offers promising potential in evaluating neonatal intracranial pathology. MVI allows for sensitive and detailed assessment of neurovascular anatomy that can be challenging to visualize with other imaging modalities. This enhanced visualization not only improves the reliability in identifying neurovascular landmarks but also allows more accurate identification and assessment of adjacent parenchymal and extra-axial structures. Our review aims to offer an atlas of neurovascular structures as visualized with MVI, intended as a reference for future research in this field. Here, we focus specifically on the appearance of the intracranial arterial circulation as seen on MVI.ABBREVIATIONS: ACA = Anterior cerebral artery; AChoA = Anterior choroidal arteries; BA = Basilar artery; CEUS = Contrast-enhanced ultrasound; CPA = Cerebellopontine angel; LA = Labyrinthine arteries; MVI = microvascular imaging; PCoAs = Posterior communicating arteries.