Intracranial Carotid Calcification on Cranial Computed Tomography: Visual Scoring Methods, Semiautomated Scores, and Volume Measurements in Patients With Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— Visual scores correlate highly with quantitative intracranial internal carotid artery calcification measures, with excellent observer agreements. Visual intracranial internal carotid artery scores could be a rapid and practical method for epidemiological studies.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/46/9/2504?rss=1

Source: Stroke - August 24, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Subedi, D., Zishan, U. S., Chappell, F., Gregoriades, M.-L., Sudlow, C., Sellar, R., Wardlaw, J. Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, CT and MRI, Carotid Stenosis, Risk Factors for Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research