Carotid artery stenosis with a high-intensity signal plaque on time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography and association with evidence of intraplaque hypoxia.

CONCLUSIONS Plaques with high-intensity signals on TOF MRA were associated with IPH and evidence of intraplaque hypoxia. This fact may represent an opportunity to establish novel therapeutic agents targeting intraplaque hypoxia.
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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - June 30, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Ogata A, Kawashima M, Wakamiya T, Nishihara M, Masuoka J, Nakahara Y, Ebashi R, Inoue K, Takase Y, Irie H, Abe T Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research