Carotid plaque composition and the importance of non-invasive in imaging stroke prevention

MA Geiger, RLG Flumignan, ML Sobreira… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Luminal stenosis has been the standard feature for the current management strategies in
patients with atherosclerotic carotid disease. Histological and imaging studies show …

[HTML][HTML] Current status of clinical magnetic resonance imaging for plaque characterisation in patients with carotid artery stenosis

AG Den Hartog, SM Bovens, W Koning… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

Carotid artery wall imaging: perspective and guidelines from the ASNR vessel wall imaging study group and expert consensus recommendations of the American …

L Saba, C Yuan, TS Hatsukami… - American Journal …, 2018 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Identification of carotid artery atherosclerosis is conventionally based on measurements of
luminal stenosis and surface irregularities using in vivo imaging techniques including …

Sensitive magnetic particle imaging of haemoglobin degradation for the detection and monitoring of intraplaque haemorrhage in atherosclerosis

W Tong, Y Zhang, H Hui, X Feng, B Ning, T Yu… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Intraplaque haemorrhage (IPH) drives atherosclerosis progression and is a key
imaging biomarker of unstable plaques. Non-invasive and sensitive monitoring of IPH is …

Magnetic resonance angiography detection of abnormal carotid artery plaque in patients with cryptogenic stroke

A Gupta, G Gialdini, MP Lerario… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Magnetic resonance imaging of carotid plaque can aid in stroke risk
stratification in patients with carotid stenosis. However, the prevalence of complicated …

Vessel wall–imaging biomarkers of carotid plaque vulnerability in stroke prevention trials: a viewpoint from the Carotid Imaging Consensus Group

L Saba, AR Moody, T Saam, ME Kooi… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - jacc.org
Acute ischemic stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and its
incidence is about 200 per 100,000 population per year (1). Approximately 20% of patients …

Carotid plaque neovascularization and hemorrhage detected by MR imaging are associated with recent cerebrovascular ischemic events

Y Qiao, M Etesami, BC Astor… - American Journal …, 2012 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Pathologic studies suggest that neovascularization and
hemorrhage are important features of plaque vulnerability for disruption. Our aim was to …

Reclassification of ischemic stroke etiological subtypes on the basis of high-risk nonstenosing carotid plaque

H Kamel, BB Navi, AE Merkler, H Baradaran, I Díaz… - Stroke, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Carotid artery plaque with< 50% luminal stenosis may be an
underappreciated stroke mechanism. We assessed how many stroke causes might be …

Significance of Intraplaque Hemorrhage for the Development of High-Risk Vulnerable Plaque: Current Understanding from Basic to Clinical Points of View

A Sakamoto, K Suwa, R Kawakami, AV Finn… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Acute coronary syndromes due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease are a leading
cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH), caused by …

Is carotid intima-media thickness as predictive as other noninvasive techniques for the detection of coronary artery disease?

Y Zhang, E Guallar, Y Qiao… - … thrombosis, and vascular …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measured by B-mode ultrasound is the most widely
used noninvasive imaging method to assess atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk. CIMT …