Arterial remodeling in the subclinical carotid artery disease

HR Underhill, C Yuan, VL Yarnykh, B Chu… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2009 - jacc.org
Objectives: We sought to identify clinical and/or plaque characteristics that affect
atherosclerotic disease progression and arterial remodeling in the carotid artery with …

Predictors of carotid atherosclerotic plaque progression as measured by noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging

T Saam, C Yuan, B Chu, N Takaya, H Underhill, J Cai… - Atherosclerosis, 2007 - Elsevier
The purpose of this in vivo MRI study was to quantify changes in atherosclerotic plaque
morphology prospectively and to identify factors that may alter the rate of progression in …

Remodeling of carotid arteries detected with MR imaging: atherosclerosis risk in communities carotid MRI study

BC Astor, AR Sharrett, J Coresh, LE Chambless… - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine the extent of thickening of the carotid arterial walls that may be
accommodated by outward remodeling. Materials and Methods Institutional review board …

Discriminating carotid atherosclerotic lesion severity by luminal stenosis and plaque burden: a comparison utilizing high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging at 3.0 …

X Zhao, HR Underhill, Q Zhao, J Cai, F Li, M Oikawa… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—To determine associations between stenosis, measures of
plaque burden, and compositional features of carotid atherosclerosis, including high-risk …

Carotid atherosclerotic plaque progression and change in plaque composition over time: a 5-year follow-up study using serial CT angiography

MJ Van Gils, D Vukadinovic… - American journal …, 2012 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Serial in vivo imaging of atherosclerosis is important for
understanding plaque progression and is potentially useful in predicting cardiovascular …

Atherosclerotic plaque progression in carotid arteries: monitoring with high-spatial-resolution MR imaging—multicenter trial

L Boussel, S Arora, J Rapp, B Rutt, J Huston, D Parker… - Radiology, 2009 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To estimate the annualized rate of progression of vessel-wall volume in the carotid
arteries in 160 patients by using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and to establish the …

Tracking regression and progression of atherosclerosis in human carotid arteries using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging

GJ Adams, J Greene, GW Vick III, R Harrist… - Magnetic resonance …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can accurately and
reproducibly measure the volume of atherosclerotic plaque in human carotid arteries …

Association between carotid plaque characteristics and subsequent ischemic cerebrovascular events: a prospective assessment with MRI—initial results

N Takaya, C Yuan, B Chu, T Saam, H Underhill, J Cai… - Stroke, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—MRI is able to quantify carotid plaque size and composition with
good accuracy and reproducibility and provides an opportunity to prospectively examine the …

Symptomatic low-grade carotid stenosis with intraplaque hemorrhage and expansive arterial remodeling is associated with a high relapse rate refractory to medical …

K Yoshida, N Sadamasa, O Narumi, M Chin… - …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Carotid plaque characteristics influence future risk of stroke considerably.
However, the severity of stenosis does not accurately reflect plaque burden in patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Plaque vulnerability in internal carotid arteries with positive remodeling

T Miura, N Matsukawa, K Sakurai, H Katano… - Cerebrovascular …, 2011 - karger.com
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of assessing positive remodeling for
predicting future stroke events in the internal carotid artery. We therefore assessed …