Stenosis grade of the carotid arteries has been the primary indicator for risk stratification and
surgical treatment of carotid artery disease. Certain characteristics of the carotid plaque …

OBJECTIVE: The article aims to provide an overview of the literature that assessed the
agreement between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histology for specific carotid …

Purpose To noninvasively monitor carotid plaque vulnerability by exploring the relationship
between pharmacokinetic parameters (PPs) of dynamic contrast‐enhanced magnetic …

Stroke is associated with vulnerable carotid artery plaques showing specific histopathologic
features, namely a lipid-rich necrotic core, intraplaque hemorrhage, ulceration, and thin …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Emerging evidence indicates that plaque imaging can
improve stroke risk stratification in patients with carotid artery atherosclerosis. We studied …

Objectives: Ruptured carotid plaque causes stroke, but differentiating rupture-prone necrotic
core from fibrous tissue with CT is limited by overlap of X-ray attenuation. We investigated …

BACKGROUND: Plaque vulnerability plays an important role in determining the risk of
subsequent cerebrovascular events in patients with carotid stenosis. Plaque morphology …

Background: Carotid plaque MRI has been a useful method to characterize vulnerable
atherosclerotic plaque elements. Recent investigations have suggested that source images …

Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and long-term morbidity. As a means for stroke
prevention, an estimated 99,000 carotid endarterectomy procedures were performed in the …

Background Primary to validate a commercial semi-automated computed tomography
angiography (CTA)–software for vulnerable plaque detection compared to histology of …