Detection of Symptomatic Carotid Plaque Using Source Data from MR and CT Angiography: A Correlative Study

Conclusions: Unprocessed source images from CTA and MRA, which are routinely evaluated for clinical studies demonstrate the highly correlated presence of IHIS and increasing soft plaque thickness. In particular, plaque that shows high-risk features on both MRA and CTA are very strongly associated with symptom-producing carotid plaque. With further validation, such techniques are promising practical methods of extracting risk information from routine neck angiographic imaging.Cerebrovasc Dis 2015;39:151-161
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Source Type: research