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Pre and Post-arterial Recanalization Imaging of Central Retinal Artery Occlusions (CRAO)

NCT03313817 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 63

Last updated 2026-01-05

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Summary

Central retinal artery occlusions (CRAO) are the equivalent of an ischemic stroke at the retinal level. They share the same risk factors and common pathology. The diagnosis of a CRAO is clinically based on the sudden occurrence of a decrease in deep visual acuity with fundamentally signs of reactive ischemia.

Small studies have highlighted the value of cerebral MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) in CRAO with almost 25% of ischemic strokes found on diffusion sequences and the demonstration of a correlation between anomalies in diffusion sequence and the probability of a pathology with a high risk of recurrence (carotid stenosis or emboligenic cardiopathy). But there are usually few radiological signs that allow a direct positive diagnosis of CRAO, an etiologic diagnosis or a prognosis. This descriptive study will focus on CRAO at the diagnostic and post-treatment phases in the short and medium term, in order to (i) identify imaging etiologic signs of CRAO with specific sequences from a 3 Tesla MRI, (ii) identify positive diagnostic signs of CRAO with the same specific sequences, (iii) correlate these signs with the visual prognosis one month after the CRAO.

Conditions

  • Retinal Artery Occlusion
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Diagnosis
  • Etiology
  • Prognosis

Interventions

DEVICE

Additional MRI sequences

Patients will be hospitalized for suspicion of CRAO. An "optimized" MRI will be performed with specific sequences: 3D T1 MSDE (Motion Sensitized Driven Equilibrium) "dark blood"; 3D Optimized diffusion centered on the optic nerves; 3D PD T1 after injection. A consultation of ophthalmology and a control MRI will be carried out one month after the CRAO. Again, specific sequences will be added: 3D T1 MSDE (Motion Sensitized Driven Equilibrium) "dark blood"; 3D Optimized diffusion centered on the optic nerves; DTI (Diffusion Tensor Imaging); 3D PD T1 after injection.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild

    lead NETWORK

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-12-13
Primary Completion
2023-10-24
Completion
2024-01-24

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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