CTA for Screening of Complicated Atherosclerotic Carotid Plaque--American Heart Association Type VI Lesions as Defined by MRI [EXTRACRANIAL VASCULAR]

CONCLUSIONS:
Maximum soft plaque component thickness as measured by carotid CTA is a reliable indicator of a complicated plaque, with a threshold of 2.2 mm representing little to no probability of a complicated American Heart Association lesion type VI plaque.

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - December 13, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Trelles, M., Eberhardt, K. M., Buchholz, M., Schindler, A., Bayer-Karpinska, A., Dichgans, M., Reiser, M. F., Nikolaou, K., Saam, T. Tags: EXTRACRANIAL VASCULAR Source Type: research