Can Shape Analysis Differentiate Free-floating Internal Carotid Artery Thrombus from Atherosclerotic Plaque in Patients Evaluated with CTA for Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack?

Conclusions: We identified five quantitative shape descriptors of carotid FFT. This shape “signature” shows potential for supplementing conventional lesion characterization in cases of suspected FFT.

Source: Academic Radiology - February 8, 2014 Category: Radiology Authors: Rebecca E. Thornhill, Cheemun Lum, Arash Jaberi, Pawel Stefanski, Carlos H. Torres, Franco Momoli, William Petrcich, Dar Dowlatshahi Tags: Original Investigations Source Type: research