Background and Purpose—Calcification has been associated with carotid plaque stability;
however, an acceptable in vivo method to define plaques based on this component remains …

The role of calcium in atherosclerosis is controversial and the relationship between vascular
calcification and plaque vulnerability is not fully understood. Although calcifications are …

Objective Quantification of carotid plaque morphology (geometry and tissue composition)
may help stratify risk for future stroke and assess plaque progression or regression in …

OBJECTIVE: We undertook this study to quantitate differences in the degree of calcification
between symptomatic and asymptomatic plaques removed at carotid endarterectomy (CEA) …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Serial in vivo imaging of atherosclerosis is important for
understanding plaque progression and is potentially useful in predicting cardiovascular …

Background: There is a growing amount of evidence suggesting that the composition of
carotid atherosclerotic plaques may be of clinical relevance. Yet, little is known on the …

Background and Purpose—Carotid plaque instability is an important determinant of stroke
risk. There are now a number of different imaging techniques that provide information on …

OBJECTIVE. Risk assessment based on plaque vulnerability would be valuable in the
management of asymptomatic carotid stenosis. The purpose of this study was to compare …

Background and Purpose—Recent studies have investigated plaque morphology to
determine patients who are at high risk of carotid atherosclerosis. In this study, we …

Background and Purpose—Increasing evidence suggests that carotid artery imaging can
identify vulnerable plaque elements that increase stroke risk. We correlated recently …