High intensity signal in the plaque on routine 3D-TOF MRA is associated with ischemic stroke in the patients with low-grade carotid stenosis

Carotid artery stenosis is one of the major causes of ischemic strokes. However, degree of stenosis is not always correlated with frequency of ischemic strokes. The aim of this study was to evaluate relationships between high intensity signal (HIS) in the carotid plaques on maximum intensity projection (MIP) images detected by routine three-dimensional time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (3D-TOF MRA) and ischemic strokes in the patients with low-grade stenosis.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - December 19, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Kiyofumi Yamada, Shinichi Yoshimura, Manabu Shirakawa, Kazutaka Uchida, Fumiaki Maruyama, Shigehiro Nakahara, Shuji Nishida, Yasuhiro Iwamoto, Yoshikazu Sato, Masanori Kawasaki Source Type: research