High-intensity vessel sign on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery imaging: a novel imaging marker of high-risk carotid stenosis —a MRI and SPECT study

ConclusionThere are two possible mechanisms of HVS, hemodynamic impairment due to severe carotid stenosis and micro-embolism from unstable plaques. HVS could be a radiological marker for high-risk carotid stenosis.

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Source: Acta Neurochirurgica - September 10, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research